Anne Hedonia

Dirty Little Girl Anne Hedonia

The tremendous impact of a parent's attitudes and behavior upon a growing child has been emphasized many times over by numerous renowned psychologists. Indeed, a parent's influence often carries on into a child's later years, leaving an indelible mark upon his personality. DIRTY LITTLE GIRL is the story of Libby, a young girl whose attitudes and moral standards have chiefly been influenced by her mother, whose husband has deserted her long ago. Following her mother's example, Libby learns early in life that sex can be a marketable commodity, indeed that it can be her one-way ticket out of the dead-end life she has helping her mother work a run-down, rural cafe. And when she does escape, it is natural for young Libby to continue on the path she has always followed, pleasuring a never-ending parade of men and developing a life style which, although socially unacceptable to many, becomes her norm. DIRTY LITTLE GIRL - a timely novel about the coming of age of one young American girl.