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    Face Value: From Working the Pole to Baring My Soul
    Face Value: From Working the Pole to Baring My Soul
    Face Value: From Working the Pole to Baring My Soul
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    Face Value: From Working the Pole to Baring My Soul

    By Christine Macdonald

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    Face Value: From Working the Pole to Baring My Soul is Less Than Zero meets Miami Vice but with more make-up and hairspray. It is the story of a beautiful, free-spirited, wide-eyed little girl from the island of O`ahu who has no childhood memories before the age of nine. What trauma could have erased her early life; she may never know. What she does know, is that for as far back as she can remember these events influenced her unusual life. Christine tells her story with raw, honest, relatable, and no holds barred writing, taking us through the pain of her adolescence compounded by a rare skin disease that left her face permanently disfigured. Her darkest moments include drug addiction and dancing nude on stages in Waikiki. In Christine's personal story we experience life behind the typical island backdrop of coconuts and palm trees, falling headlong into the underground world of adult entertainment where Christine spent nearly a decade trying to find her self-worth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWordeee
    Release dateMar 8, 2023
    ISBN9781946274922
    Face Value: From Working the Pole to Baring My Soul
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    Christine Macdonald

    Christine Macdonald is a Los Angeles-based author who grew up on the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu.At age 13 Macdonald was diagnosed with *Acne Conglobata, a rare and severe skin disease that left over 80% of her face scarred. The trauma she endured subsequently led to her working as an exotic dancer in Waikiki at the age of 19 in 1987. She is noted as saying the first time she felt beautiful is when she was on stage.Her work has appeared in Salon, The Good Men Project, SMITH Magazine, Power Women Magazine, Guide to Literary Agents, Anaheim Examiner, and many other publications.Through her writing, she uses her voice, a unique blend of cutting truth and self-deprecating humor to inspire others to release their shame and tell their story. She is public about her struggles with addiction and mental illness (Clinical Depression, PTSD from childhood abuse).It is her passion to speak to young women with self-esteem issues and rather than judge them for their choices, help them find value in embracing what they consider to be their flaws.

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