Smiling on the Outside: Secrets, Sex, Shame and the Search for Self-Love is an inspirational story of resilience in the face of adversity and the power of self-love. Although this is one woman’s intimate tale of rape, domestic violence, codependency, sexual shame and self-doubt, readers will likely recognize themselves in her familiar plight given the challenges females face in our you-asked-for-it society. Moreover, they will identify with the impulse to stuff trauma into a neat box in order to look as if the damage never occurred.
Smiling on the Outside: Secrets, Sex, Shame and the Search for Self-Love has been named a Winner in the Sexuality Category of the 11th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards.
Smiling on the Outside: Secret, Sex, Shame and the Search for Self-Love has been named a Finalist in the RELATIONSHIPS (NON-FICTION) Category of the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA).
Smiling on the Outside: Secrets, Sex, Shame and the Search for Self-Love has just received its fourth book award! The 2017 International Book Awards has named us a finalist for the Self-Help: Relationships category.
Smiling on the Outside: Secrets, Sex, Shame and the Search for Self-Love has been named a Finalist in the Women's Issues Category of the 11th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards.
Join Ann in NYC for a discussion and book signing!
On June 8, 2017, at 6:30pm, at the Barnes and Noble in Union Square, Ann Peck will be discussing and signing her book, Smiling on the Outside: Secrets, Sex, Shame and the Search for Self-Love.
