Download or read book What's a Birthday, Mama? written by Pegi Handley and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Peggy's childhood, mired in the squalor of a small, California town in the 1940's, is dominated by her father, a volatile, abusive alcoholic who seems to relish beating both Peggy and her mother when sparked by drunken rages. When Child Protective Services splits the family apart by sending the children to separate foster homes, Peggy's world is ripped into jagged tatters. Rebellion leads her in later life to alcoholism, a stint in the prostitution business as Madam, and eventually to prison. But be prepared for a story worth telling - one of conquering alcoholism, overcoming deep-seated emotional problems caused by a vicious childhood and discover the secret to this victory!