Grip A Memoir of Fierce Attractions Author:Nina Hamberg Why do smart women chose bad men? — Set in San Francisco in the 1970s, this award-winning memoir tells the story of a young woman who stood up to an armed attacker, embraced feminism, trained up to her black belt in karate, yet always fell for the worst guy in the room. Ultimately, this five-foot fighter finds her real battle is an internal... more » one. She has to face the turbulence of her past and allow herself to be vulnerable before she can trust and love.
Winner of the Maui Writers Conference Rupert Hughes Award and the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association Award for "Best Memoir," Grip has been acclaimed as a page-turner that reads like a novel. It is riveting, poignant and wise.« less