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Informationen zum Autor Kia DuPree , a native of Washington, D.C., holds a B.A. in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University, as well as an M.A. in English from Old Dominion University. She received a Professional Studies Publishing Certificate from New York University in 2006. She is currently teaching middle school and lives with her husband and son in the DC area. Klappentext Falling on hard times, Nicola has to move her family into one of the most notorious projects in Washington, D.C. She knows she must work extra hard to keep her family from succumbing to the streets. When her eldest son Marquan faces murder charges, Nicola focuses her energy on his case, hoping that she can keep the family intact.An emotionally riveting mother-daughter story, from the author whose previous book was hailed by by Publishers Weekly as 'far above standard street lit' and by Library Journal as a 'knockout' of a story. Zusammenfassung One of the hottest new writers in urban fiction, award-winning author Kia DuPree has been hailed for her heart-wrenching storytelling and unforgettable characters. Now she takes you to Washington, D.C.'s most notorious neighborhood, where a young woman has one chance to escape-and too many ways to lose . . . SILENCED She gets lost in the fantasy of books and poetry. But in Tinka Hampton's all-too-real world, her mother Nicola has lost her job and is struggling to stop her family's fall into poverty. With her sons turning to drug dealing-and worse-Nicola wants better things for her daughter. Yet the more pressure she puts on Tinka to do everything right, the more she drives her away . . . straight into the arms of Nine, a man as irresistible as he is lethal. Now Nicola must make unimaginable choices that will put Tinka at a dangerous crossroads. Will standing up for her seemingly impossible dreams be her way out-or will they trap her on D.C.'s merciless streets forever?
