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Prostitution is the oldest "profession" in the world—that's what they say. According to Havocsope, total prostitution revenue is $186 billion worldwide, with 40-42 million women prostituted. The number itself is staggering, but the reality is hard to grasp with the statistics only. Bomnal's memoir Once You Cross a Street, You're on the Edge of a Cliff is a personal record of her twenty years in prostitution and a firsthand report of the industry people call "sex trade" with a clear statement that prostitution is not a profession, but oppression.
Bomnal's personal history starkly presents a larger picture of the prostitution industry: how the pimps trap women with "advance payments"; the physical and sexual abuse of the "clients"; and the close relationship between the police and brothels. This system built upon the exploitation of women makes it so easy for women to take a step into the industry and much harder to seek escape from it. At this point, the boundary between "forced" versus "voluntary" prostitution is pointless—all it takes is one misstep.
With an honest and brave voice, Bomnal not only revisits her past but also calls for hope and solidarity. "When I crossed a street, I never knew I would be standing on a cliff. I couldn't avoid the plunge, but I found people waiting down there. It took a long time until I climbed back, and I'm still in the middle of the process. But the point is, some people reached out their hands to me and helped me get back on my feet," said Bomnal in an interview. Beyond all the myths surrounding the "sex trade", there is truth resounding in her trace: prostitution is not a choice and should never be one. And there's always a way out.
Contents
Letter to English-speaking Readers
Part I. A Long Tunnel
Chapter 1: How Did You Get into Prostitution?
Chapter 2: At the Age of Eighteen
Chapter 3: Second Rounds
Chapter 4: Bar Burnout
Chapter 5: The Island Beyond Hope
Chapter 6: The Glass Room Alley
Part II. Finding a Way Back to Myself
Chapter 7: Pimps from My Past
Chapter 8: Men Buying Women's Dignity
Chapter 9: The Invisible Faces
Chapter 10: Who Am I?
Chapter 11: Farewell to My Past
Chapter 12: Trauma Engraved in My Body
Chapter 13 Reinterpreting My Experience
Chapter 14: What was Taken, What I took Back
Epilogue
