In My Skin

A shy, bookish college graduate, a nice girl from a solidmiddle-class home but uncertain of her way in life, Kate Holden tried herfirst hit of heroin as a one-time experiment, an adventure with friends,but the drug took over. Hooked, she lost her job, her apartment, stole fromher family. Desperation drove her onto the streets, where she became+'Lucy,+" offering her body for cash to the first car to stop, riskingarrest and, worse, the human predators+anything for her next fix. With...
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A shy, bookish college graduate, a nice girl from a solidmiddle-class home but uncertain of her way in life, Kate Holden tried herfirst hit of heroin as a one-time experiment, an adventure with friends,but the drug took over. Hooked, she lost her job, her apartment, stole fromher family. Desperation drove her onto the streets, where she became+'Lucy,+" offering her body for cash to the first car to stop, riskingarrest and, worse, the human predators+anything for her next fix. With hername on the police blotter, she left the streets and offered her servicesto first one, then another high-class brothel, where she discovered hiddenstrengths, as well as parts of herself that frightened her. Throughout,however hurt and dismayed, her family never abandoned her, and theiracceptance and unyielding love helped her defeat the drug and leave hernetherworld behind. In taut, devastating, unflinching prose, Kate Holdenrecounts this journey with an emotional honesty and genuineness that willleave no reader untouched.