Mistakes to Run With: My Story of Rebellion, Life on the Street, and Finding My Way

A story about a sex worker from Victoria, BC, who has a turbulent life from childhood to her emergence as an award-winning author. Initially embracing evangelical religion, Thanh rebelled against it and her parents, leading to drug and alcohol addiction. After a stint in jail, she fell in love with a pimp and moved to Vancouver, where she faced beatings, arrests, crack cocaine, and an unwanted pregnancy. Writing became a solace for her, and she left the sex trade but refused to settle on one thing. Thanh has a new life, dealing drugs in four languages, motherhood, and a complicated marriage, and emerges as a successful writer. Despite her success, Thanh remains haunted by her past.

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