Hustled: My Journey From Fear to Faith - Hardcover

Flynt-Vega, Tonya

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0664221149 ISBN 13: 9780664221140

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998

Synopsis

As the daughter of pornographer Larry Flynt, Tonya Flynt-Vega experienced firsthand the inside of the Hustler empire. But years of abuse left her shattered and acting out in self-destructive ways. Finally, she overcame her fear of her father and fled the man and his world that offered her wealth and glamour. She turned to the church, learning to love God and to forgive those who nearly destroyed her life--and learning to accept herself.

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Review:

If you thought Frank McCourt's childhood memories were bad, wait till you read Tonya Flynt-Vega's. Hustled: My Journey from Fear to Faith is a cautionary tale about the power of pornography as well as a memoir about growing up with Hustler publisher Larry Flynt for a dad. Needless to say, it's not a pretty story. But from the sensational, tragic details of Larry Flynt's bestiality, mental illness, incestuous molestation, and sexual addictions, Tonya Flynt-Vega manages to construct an autobiography whose literary deficiencies are mostly redeemed by her spiritual strength: in the end, Flynt-Vega overcame her earthly father's sexual and emotional abuse by discovering her heavenly Father's paternal love. And if Flynt-Vega's argument that pornography is inherently evil fails to persuade, her testimony of its potential to erode trust within families and to warp intimacy between lovers still comes close to being heartbreaking. --Michael Joseph Gross

About the Author:

Tonya Flynt-Vega is the founder of the Tonya Flynt Foundation Against Pornography and Sexual Abuse.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0664221149
• ISBN 13: 9780664221140
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 310