{"product_id":"9781529371833-any-girl","title":"Any Girl","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Memoir of Surviving Prostitution in Ireland\u003cbr\u003eA radically honest account of surviving sexual exploitation in the Irish sex trade, in a psychotherapist's literary debut of past trauma and the integration of lives past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Searing and generous . a blazing beacon' - Donal Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every man and woman should read this' - Sabina Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Written with honesty, power and insight' - Róisín Ingle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Immensely valuable . raw and vulnerable' - \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sobering . timely call to arms' - \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow does a young woman find herself involved in prostitution in Ireland? In an era that asks us to take a 'sex-positive' view of it, how does this translate in reality? And why aren't we talking about it more?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAny Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is one woman's first-hand account of Ireland's sex trade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn experience of sexual exploitation as a teenager carved a direct path for Mia into the world of prostitution, a hidden part of her life during her college years in Dublin. There, in a system of casual entitlement, she met with abuse, violence and degradation, finally leaving it behind at age 24.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver a decade on, now a psychotherapist specialising in sexual trauma, Mia shares her remarkable story with passion and a determination to challenge dominant perceptions of prostitution today. \u003ci\u003eAny Girl\u003c\/i\u003e amounts to a radical act of truthtelling that shines with courage and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful and important book' - Ivana Bacik, T.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Will open your eyes and your heart to a hidden world that most choose to ignore' Jarlath Regan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40737248444513,"sku":"9781529371833","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27018669.jpg?v=1761768659","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529371833-any-girl","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}