Choke (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312348038)

For Vanessa, a low-income housing complex in the middle of the desert in El Mirage, Arizona, represents all that is wrong with her life. Her neighbors get it on all night long, she sees an abusive husband kill his wife, and then himself, and her own ex-husband keeps showing up and getting into her pants.

The one bright spot in Vanessa's life is her daughter, Kennedy, and Kennedy's love for the piano. She is practicing to audition for an esteemed music academy that Vanessa can in no way afford---especially after losing her housekeeping job. But Vanessa isn't one to give up, and she'll do anything to help her daughter succeed, even if it means selling her body and soul.

Author: Darnella Ford
ISBN-10: 0312348037
ISBN-13: 9780312348038
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 06/13/2006
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.89h x 6.29w x 0.62d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2006 pg. 22