Rabbit Trail: How a Former Playboy Bunny Found Her Way

In this straightforward memoir with a heavy religious emphasis, Pimental traces the course of her life, from Irish Catholic schoolgirl in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Playboy Bunny and her quest for spiritual fulfillment. Though she attended church regularly as a child, Pimental became disenchanted with Catholicism%E2%80%94particularly its emphasis on men and women rather than God%E2%80%94as a teen. Leaving New York for Los Angeles in the 1970s, she burns through a series of temporary jobs until auditioning for a coveted spot as a Playboy Bunny, a job she holds for four years. Among the book's highlights are Pimental's descriptions of the ins and outs of wearing the trademark bunny ears while learning a complicated alcohol list and dealing with "hands-on" customers. Though she left Catholicism behind, the need for a connection with God remains, and Pimental tries Buddhist chanting, followed by a serious attempt to be accepted into the Mormon Church. A failed marriage leaves her increasingly unfulfilled, despite her two children, and it's not until her marriage to her current husband, Keith, that her passion for God is reignited. While Pimental's search for a spiritual connection is intriguing, secular readers may be put off.