Any Girl

<P><B>''Searing and generous ... a blazing beacon'' - Donal Ryan</B><br><br><B>''Every man and woman should read this'' - Sabina Higgins</B><br><br><B>''Written with honesty, power and insight'' - Róisín Ingle</B><br><br><B>''Immensely valuable ... raw and vulnerable'' - <I>Irish Times</I></B><br><br><B>''A sobering ... timely call to arms'' - <I>Irish Independent</I></B><br><br>How 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?<br><br><I>Any Girl</I> is one woman''s first-hand account of Ireland''s sex trade.<br><br>An 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.<br><br>Over 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. <I>Any Girl</I> amounts to a radical act of truthtelling that shines with courage and hope.<br><br><B>''A powerful and important book'' - Ivana Bacik, T.D.</B><br><br><B>''Will open your eyes and your heart to a hidden world that most choose to ignore'' Jarlath Regan</B></P>