Böcker av Marie Campbell

The gripping story of a teenage girl's spiral into addiction and sex work, and her journey to discover faith and freedom.Born with a serious heart condition, Marie faced a childhood filled with surgeries and painful medical treatments. In order to survive, Marie learned from a young age to emotionally distance herself from her body. Unable to bond with her mother due to a childhood fraught with struggles, or to make lasting friendships due to frequent changes of school, by 17 Marie's search for belonging had led her to drugs. From there, sex work offered a means of supporting her habit, and the downward spiral began.In this heartrending, true story, Marie shares her battle against the meth addiction that kept her life rooted in fear and despair. A failed suicide attempt gave her a second chance, but when she contracted a life-threatening disease, only a miracle could save her.

This text is firmly grounded in critical social analysis.

This volume assembles 78 stories from six residents of the eastern Kentucky mountain country. Based on stories rooted in European traditions from German fairy tales to Irish hero stories and Greek myths, the tales have been handed down through generations.