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Sacred Flesh: Memoirs of a Modern Concubine

This is the true story of a 13 year old child who has a profound vision in the middle of the night to become a preacher. She graduates U.C. Berkeley at age 20 with honors bent on entering Harvard Divinity as the next female Asian "Malcolm X." Then, her father is diagnosed with cancer. Her divine gift, her ability to "pray" fails her and he dies. Disillusioned, she becomes the protégé of an elite pimp who enchants her by offering her the education, tools, and training to become one of the highest paid call-girls in San Francisco. Longing to feel holy again, she cannot resist touching the spiritual wounds of her clients and eventually, chooses to use her power to heal rather than to destroy. Visit www.SacredFleshbook.com

Billy's already inside the large communal meeting space with his beginner
English class. “Ladies! Repeat after me,” he throws his fingers into the air like a
flower petal. Twenty women sardined around the conference table shout, “Repit
af-tah me!” They wave their mittens in the air, copying him. This chorus continues
as I plant the phone receiver to my ear and check the Executive Director's
messages. Thirty-seven ofthem overnight. I take a notepad and startjotting while I
observe ...