Listening to Olivia Violence, Poverty, and Prostitution

Name: Listening to Olivia Violence, Poverty, and Prostitution
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ISBN: 9781555535964

ISBN-10: 1555535968

ISBN-13: 9781555535964

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jody Raphael

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For nineteen years, Olivia lived the shadowy life of stripper, streetwalker, and heroin addict on the fringes of society. Leaving a troubled home at age sixteen to land a seemingly glamorous job at a Chicago stripclub, she became trapped in a web of prostitution and drug addiction that eventually forced her onto the streets and into a world of hardship at the hands of abusive men. But Olivia, a resourceful, vibrant woman of color, ultimately escaped the prostitution lifestyle and is now director of addiction services at a community counseling program, working to support drug-dependent women. Listening to Olivia is the compelling account of her descent into poverty and abuse together with…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication date: 4/22/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.01" wide x 8.95" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Prologue



Groomed



Reeled In



Stripping



Shooting Up



The Street



Doped Up



Trapped



Escape



Other Voices, Other Rooms



What Is to Be Done?


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index