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A radically honest account of surviving sexual exploitation in the Irish sex trade in a psychotherapists literary debut of past trauma and the integration of lives past and present
It became untenable for me to remain silent about a part of my life I had long kept secret I had to follow the persistent uncomfortable pull of truth wherever it would lead me
From the outside looking in the young life of Mia Dring seemed unremarkable as she pursued her studies at a prominent Dublin art college immersed in a vibrant social scene
Unbeknownst to those around her however Mias life was anything but ordinary At age sixteen she had been sexually exploited by an older man which carved a direct path into the Irish sex trade where she remained for several years until finally leaving it behind over a decade ago at age twentyfour
In her literary memoir Mia a psychotherapist specialising in sexual trauma excavates her difficult history as she sets about integrating her past with her presentday life Along the way she presents an ardent and intelligent refutation of a culture that affirms and applauds the industrialised sexual violation of women and girls ultimately offering something more precious a way forward for society bedded in true understanding and compassion
Any Girl is a ferociously honest intensely tender and utterly unforgettable book that is as thoughtprovoking as it is timely
P 2022 Hachette Books Ireland
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