Harlem Girl Lost by Treasure E. Blue

Harlem Girl Lost

A Novel

Treasure E. Blue

Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 26, 2006

“A true urban novel filled with vivid images of the street.” –Black Issues Book Review Treasure E. Blue, street lit’s hottest newcomer, crafts characters that fly off the page and a story that burns with intensity.

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Who it’s for
A gritty Harlem story pairs hard-edged urban survival with a romance caught in dangerous loyalties.
Genres
Black Urban Fiction, Black Romance, Black Women's Fiction
Published
Random House Publishing Group, September 26, 2006

About this book

“A true urban novel filled with vivid images of the street.” –Black Issues Book Review Treasure E. Blue, street lit’s hottest newcomer, crafts characters that fly off the page and a story that burns with intensity. Set in Harlem, this searing novel is a poignant and gritty portrait of urban survival of the ghetto’s fittest . . . and most fierce. Silver Jones knows just how cruel life can be.

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Her mother was chewed up and spit out by its dark side–brutally murdered while turning a trick. Rather than live with her abusive grandmother, Silver runs away. Determined to escape the mean streets, Silver longs for an education. But after running into an old friend, a homeless youth named Chance whom she’d taken under her wing once upon a time, Silver puts her dreams of college on hold. Chance is grown now–and he’s a powerful drug overlord. But underneath the cool exterior is the same innocent boy Silver once loved. As they begin an affair, Silver tries to convince Chance to give up the lethal way of life that ruined both their childhoods. But Chance knows that walking away from the game means having to pay a deadly price. Silver won’t take no for an answer–even if it means delving into a seedy underworld and outscheming some of its most vicious drug-dealers and cold-blooded murderers. “Even in Blue’s world of double-crossing, misogyny, drugs and brutality, an against-all-odds fairy tale can come true.” –Publishers Weekly

Streets and Stakes

A gritty Harlem story pairs hard-edged urban survival with a romance caught in dangerous loyalties.

Come here for

  • Harlem street-life intensity and a romance under pressure
  • A fierce struggle between escape and survival

Expect

  • Edgy, immersive drama shaped by drugs, violence, and double-crossing
  • A determined heroine pushing against the limits of street life

Where it sits

Black Urban Fiction81%
Black Romance30%
Black Women's Fiction30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Literary Fiction
  • Urban Fiction
  • Black Urban Fiction
Authors
Treasure E. Blue
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published
September 26, 2006
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Literary Fiction