Author: LESLIE F. KEEHN
Title: Crack Dwellers
Description: Inner Mermaid Publishing. 2005, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780976688006). Soft cover. New, Unread and unmarked. The copy is signed by author LESLIE F. KEEHN in purple ink on the title page. The author at the time of publication was a civil litigation attorney and Chair of the Animal Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association. From the back cover: "A Woman's Size Really Does Matter"- "Living in the gorgeous Southern California beach city of San Diego, Crystal Ackerman cannot easily ignore how much a womans appearance really does matter. And since her size-20 body does not conform to societys ideal, she feels as though she has fallen through the cracks, isolated and lonely. At 33 years old, Crystal has a good career as an attorney, and has accepted her large size. But her past, and societys insidious rejection of overweight people, have caused her to retreat deeply inside herself. Her inherent longing for meaningful connections with others drives her to hide a listening device in the womens restroom at her law firm to overhear, and be part of, other womens conversations. When Crystal is given the opportunity to work on a wrongful death trial against a popular fashion magazine, Youve Got the Look, her life starts to change. The magazine is being sued by the parents of a teenage girl who died after developing anorexia during her struggle to obtain the physical perfection depicted in the computer-enhanced photographs of Youve Got the Look. In the course of her work on the trial, Crystal revisits her own past, and her own journey to accept herself regardless of her bodys size. That experience, along with some surprising truths revealed in the womens restroom, and a few unexpected encounters with other crack dwellers, lead Crystal to ultimately embrace herself more fully, including her ability to form nurturing friendships with the women around her". New. Signed by Author(s).

Keywords: 9780976688006