A compelling autobiography that exemplifies a young girl's life of poverty, sexual improprieties and family dysfunction in Maine and Maryland during times of sexual revolution and social unrest. A representation of a coming of age and, decisions that lead to the ultimate choice of being a victim or survivor. The poems interspersed throughout this real-life story, solidify the feelings expressed in a way that the chapters alone cannot, all leading to choose capitalizing on the shred of dignity.