{"product_id":"strip-a-memoir-9781948954679","title":"Strip: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eBorn in the bohemian seventies, Hannah Sward was abandoned by her mother, and lived with her poet father on an island with no stores or cars.\u003c\/b\u003e Kidnapped and molested by a stranger at age six, she grew up to be a stripper and a prostitute with a taste for crystal meth-which seemed to be a sure-fire way to lose weight --with stops along the way for silent gurus, sugar daddies, and drinking in the CVS bathroom before therapy sessions. Painstakingly honest, often humorous, Strip is a heartfelt memoir revealing a woman's journey from innocence to a dark existence, and beyond it to a world of empowerment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Sward's\u003c\/b\u003e work has appeared in numerous literary journals such as \u003ci\u003eYemassee\u003c\/i\u003e (University of South Carolina), \u003ci\u003eHalcoyne\u003c\/i\u003e (Black Mountain Press), \u003ci\u003eRed Wheelbarrow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePorter Gulch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOther Voices \u003c\/i\u003e(Canada), \u003ci\u003eAnthology of The Mad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMilk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlimentum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnthology of Women Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHypertext\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePig Iron Malt, Pindeldboz, Nerve Cowboy, Afternoon, Wimpole Street Writers, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWord Riot. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has been a regular contributor at \u003ci\u003eErotic Review\u003c\/i\u003e since 2015 and was Editor and Columnist at \u003ci\u003eThird Street Villager Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor at \u003ci\u003eThe Fix \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Your Tango\u003c\/i\u003e. Hannah is on the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eboard at Right To Write Press, a nonprofit that supports emerging writers who are incarcerated. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tortoise Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719484477714,"sku":"9781948954679","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4569eb8d-d935-4c62-bd04-937ed2b4d5dd.jpg?v=1734667591","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/strip-a-memoir-9781948954679","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}