{"product_id":"come-a-memoir-by-rita-therese","title":"'Come: A Memoir' by Rita Therese","description":"\u003ch4\u003eRita Therese’s \u003cem\u003eCome\u003c\/em\u003e is a memoir of addiction, sex work, drugs, memory, money, and survival, written with a bluntness that does not bother dressing itself.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving through strip clubs, coke, bad men, fleeting tenderness, dissociation, labour, and the strange administrative burden of staying alive, it sits in that uneasy zone between confession and analysis: intimate, but not soft; exposed, but not performing damage for applause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a sharp Australian specificity here too — not just in place, but in atmosphere: bars, bedrooms, cash, shame, heat, and the machinery of desire made ordinary enough to be devastating. A strong fit for readers interested in contemporary memoir, addiction writing, sex work narratives, feminist life-writing, and books that understand the body as both evidence and unreliable witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllen \u0026amp; Unwin paperback, first edition, first printing, 2020. Illustrated by Maddy Young. Good second-hand condition, with light cover wear, minor edge and corner wear, and mild page toning. Binding sound and text clean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45713947263059,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/thebowerbooker-2026-06-18T192542.380.png?v=1781774781","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/come-a-memoir-by-rita-therese","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}