<p><em>In my family as far back as I can tell there was no such thing as communication only secrets. </em></p><p>A young girl in a small southern town in the 80's enlists the help of an unlikely group of friends and family to help her survive an unconventional sometimes abusive childhood.&nbsp;<em>Skinny Dipping in a Dirty Pond</em>&nbsp;is highly recommended for fiction readers looking for coming-of-age and family narratives that are anything but ordinary and predictable. Its lively tone packs a punch.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>