“Mistresses of Disguise Guilty in Bank Heists”
It just keeps getting weirder. In a true story, the author writes of a brutal childhood interrupted by
occasional spurts of Disneyland and ponies. After a fumbled ax attack by her mother, she takes to the streets at 14 years old.
She is prey looking for a predator. Predators she finds, as well as the unlikeliest of heroes. There is no “road less traveled.”
There is no road. She makes her way through back alleys dark and mesmerizing. Occasionally brutal, occasionally flat out funny.
Finally old enough to legally exist, she builds a resume. Waitress. Camel Handler. Heroin Addict. Bank Robber.
Federal Penitentiary Inmate. Mannequin Refinisher. Waitress again. In the end Dogaholic and Digital Artist with a terminal illness.
Most of her partners have died. Doctors say she will join them. Soon. Maybe on the way home
from the doctor’s office.
She rids her life of everything not precious and ends up surrounded by abandoned old dogs,
a cat with PTSD, a very few rock-solid friendships, and some odd decorating ideas. It turns out that the past was
necessary to forge something worthy of living for.
Written with wry humor, tragedy turns out to be something different than tragic.
THIS BOOK COMES WITH A TRIGGER WARNING:
CONTENTS MAY BE DISTURBING.
IF THIS HAPPENS, READ THE LAST CHAPTER, AND GO BACK.
IT WAS WORTH IT.
REVIEW:
Peaceful Mary
5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Story, Well-Written!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2019
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
First, let me say that this is the first book I've finished in at least 6 yrs, maybe longer. I have a disability
that makes reading difficult, so despite my eagerness to read over the last 10 yrs, it's always difficult for me
to get through a book. This book, so beautifully written, kept me turning pages until the wee hours of the
morning for 4 nights. I probably could have read it in 2 nights, but I loved it so much that I didn't want it to
end, so I 'made it last'. This book is a roller coaster of emotions. I found it fascinating! The author openly
shares her life's trials, tribulations, escapades, heartache, and joy with the reader with such feeling and
passion that I felt like I knew her well by the time I finished the book. Despite the very different paths that
our lives took, I was able to relate to this book in many ways. I laughed and wept, I felt devastated for her
as her life spiraled out of control and rejoiced for her when she survived each out of those battles that kept
popping up for her from early childhood through adulthood. Her passion for life is incredible, as is her
passion for other people and the dogs she saves despite her hardships. I could relate to her feelings in
childhood, her 12-Step experiences, her atheism, her love of animals, her often rotten love life, and
her desire to rise about it all and be well. This is a book that I'm so glad I took a chance on! I almost didn't buy
it, due to a history of spending $$ on books only to have them sit there, unread and unloved. This book, I
read. And loved. And may even read again. There's much to absorb! Kudos, Dawn Lawson, for
this incredible book. I feel honored that you shared your life, your wisdom, your experience, strength, and hope
with me/us. I wish you, always, the very best!!
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