My Name is Angel by Rhea Coombs
This work is a powerful memoir about how a young woman descended into prostitution and drug abuse, yet found the strength to come out the other side and rebuild her life. Rhea Coombes's father is a convicted murderer and she grew up with a hippy mother who constantly moved house and lived in a succession of squats and communes before settling in Bristol. It was in Bristol that Rhea had her first introduction to drugs, pimps and prostitution. Pregnant at sixteen, she escaped to London and mixed with gangsters in seedy Soho nightclubs, eventually becoming addicted to crack and heroin and running a crack house before finding strength through her children and the courage to escape.
Rhea Coombes has stopped using drugs and selling sex and now works for a church-based charity in London that helps disadvantaged people, including women involved in prostitution. Now 32, her son is 15, and her daughter is 8 years old. Diane Taylor is author of the bestselling Catch Me Before I Fall, with Rosie Childs.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852273668 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852273666 |
| Title | My Name is Angel |
| Author | Rhea Coombs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-01-25 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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