Trouble & Triumph - A Novel of Power & Beauty

Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, producer, and actor T.I. proved himself a powerful storyteller as well with the publication of his debut novel Power & Beauty . Now he follows up with his second riveting street-lit epic, Trouble & Triumph . T.I.''s explosive sequel picks up the story of Paul "Power" Clay and Tanya "Beauty" Long, as Power takes over his mentor-turned-arch-enemy''s street empire, looking to turn it legit, while Beauty rises ever-higher in a glamorous world of fashion and celebrity. An authentic voice of the street, in the vein of Sistah Souljah and other successful authors of contemporary African-American commercial fiction, T.I. is a rap music legend who has lived at every strata of society, and whose hard life experience adds truth and fire to Trouble & Triumph .

About the author

Tip "T.I." Harris is a Grammy Award-winning rapper, film and music producer, actor, and writer. He is the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records, and he launched his film company, Grand Hustle Films, in 2007. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife.
David Ritz is the author of the acclaimed novels The Man Who Brought the Dodgers Back to Brooklyn and Blue Notes Under a Green Felt Hat. He is the only four-time winner of the Gleason Book of the Year Award. He's also cowritten the memoirs of many celebrities.

Product details

• Authors: Tip Harris, Tip "T.I." Harris, Tip 'T I ' Harris, Tip 'T I. '. Harris, Tip 'T.I.' Harris, Tip T.I."" Harris, Tip/ Ritz Harris, David Ritz, Ritz David, T
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2012
• EAN: 9780062067685
• ISBN: 978-0-06-206768-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Media Tie-In, FICTION: African American & Black / Women, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: African American & Black / Historical, FICTION: Romance / African American & Black, FICTION: African American & Black / Urban & Street Lit, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / African American & Black