Silenced (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780446547741)

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?

Author: Kia Dupree
ISBN-10: 0446547743
ISBN-13: 9780446547741
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2011
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.34w x 0.97d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/29/2011
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2011 pg. 60