hannah sward

Born in the bohemian seventies, Hannah Sward was abandoned by her mother, and lived with her poet father on an island with no stores or cars. Kidnapped and molested by a stranger at age six, she grew up to be a stripper and a prostitute with a taste for crystal meth — which seemed to be a sure-fire way to lose weight — with stops along the way for silent gurus, sugar daddies, and drinking in the CVS bathroom before therapy sessions. Painstakingly honest, often humorous, Strip (Tortoise Books) is Sward's heartfelt memoir revealing a woman’s journey from innocence to a dark existence, and beyond it to a world of empowerment. Sward will be joined in conversation by Amy Dresner, author of My Fair Junkie.…