cover image Angels of a Lower Flight: One Woman's Mission to Save a Country... One Child at a Time

Angels of a Lower Flight: One Woman's Mission to Save a Country... One Child at a Time

Susan Scott Krabacher, .. Simon & Schuster, $24.95 (322pp) ISBN 978-1-4165-3514-0

As a child,” writes Krabacher, Playboy Playmate and Miss May 1983, “I had promised God that if I survived, I would help other kids survive whatever situation they were in.” Abused by her family, a school dropout by 15, Krabacher was ripe for the rich and raunchy Playmate life. Her journey from pornography to philanthropy began when she divorced her abusive first husband and married Joe, a loving and supportive lawyer. A 1994 visit to Haiti led her and Joe to start and fund the Mercy and Sharing Foundation, which soon counted more than 1,800 children in its orphanages and schools. Many readers will find Krabacher's good works, perseverance and Christian faith inspirational. Some will be troubled by her lapses in memory and a disquieting sense that she dislikes adults as much as she loves children. Still, Krabacher deserves respect, having drawn unreservedly on her renown and her purse for this charitable endeavor. B&w photos not seen by PW . (Oct.)