{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Hannah Sward . Meth Addict to Award Winning Author","description":"The following conversation may not be appropriate for younger listeners, or those who\u2019ve experienced abandonment, sexual abuse, or drug addiction. Today\u2019s guest, author Hannah Sward, has quite the story to tell. So much so, she wrote about it in her memoir Strip, an International Book Award Finalist, Reader\u2019s Choice Award Finalist and Book Soup Bestseller\u2026which is quite the homage to her late father; the renowned poet and novelist Robert Sward.  Widely published in literary journals in the US, Canada, and the UK, her work has also appeared in publications such as LA Times, HuffPost, and many others. She was a regular contributor at The Fix and Erotic Review and columnist and editor at Third Street Villager in Los Angeles.  Hannah Sward, was born in the bohemian seventies, abandoned by her mother at the age of two and lived with her father on an island in Victoria, B.C. that had no stores or cars.  At the age of six, she was kidnapped and molested by a stranger, and as she got older, became a stripper and a prostitute with a taste for crystal meth. Although Strip is often referred to as an addiction memoir, as one book reviewer wrote, \u201cthat is just one part of it. Strip is about so much more. It is a book about loss, loneliness, and the yearning for something more.\u201d It is also, as Nobel Prize Winner J.M. Coetzee wrote, \u201cTouchingly honest, and written with a light touch.\u201d She writes about the silent gurus, sugar daddies, and drinking in the CVS bathroom before therapy sessions in a painstakingly honest, detailed, and often humorous way. \u2018Strip\u2019 is a heartfelt memoir revealing Hannah\u2019s journey from innocence to darkness and beyond, to a world of empowerment. It\u2019s that story, that message and the ultimate redemption of her life and talent that we\u2019ll be talking about today. Contact Hannah via the following: Business email Address: hsward22@gmail.com Business website(s): hannahsward.com IG: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hannahswardauthor\/ Threads: https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@hannahswardauthor To order STRIP: A Memoir: https:\/\/a.co\/d\/dLQD8rP Largehearted Boy Playlist for Strip Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope. If you enjoyed what you heard in this episode, make sure to follow 19 Stories wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. It would be greatly appreciated if you gave a nice review and shared this episode as well. To give feedback or a story idea: 19stories@soundsatchelstudios.com To listen to my demos: https:\/\/www.cherylholling.com\/ To contact me via VO work, or to host your podcast, I can be reached at: cheryl@cherylholling.com Follow me on Instagram: @cherylhollingvo Theme Song Credit:  'Together' by For King & Country Outro Music Sample (for this episode): 'The Welcoming Moon' by East India Dream Company Until next time, stay Healthy and Hopeful! ","author_name":"19Stories","author_url":"http:\/\/19stories.libsyn.com\/website","html":"