Let That Be the Reason
A Novel
Atria Books · Print & ebook · March 10, 2009
Written in prison and based on real-life experiences, the novel that launched the writing and publishing career of the bestselling author of Still Dirty, Dirty Red, and Imagine This…“the reigning queen of urban fiction” (Publishers Weekly).
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- Who it’s for
- A mother’s path into the drug trade puts money, love, and happiness in tension.
- Genres
- Black Urban Fiction, Crime Fiction, Women's Fiction
- Published
- Atria Books, March 10, 2009
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Still DirtyVickie M. Stringer69% match
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Dirty RedVickie M. Stringer68% match
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AftermathTracy Brown, Allyson Johnson54% match
Murderville 3Ashley & JaQuavis, Ashley Antoinette50% match
A Sin and a ShameVictoria Christopher Murray54% match
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Written in prison and based on real-life experiences, the novel that launched the writing and publishing career of the bestselling author of Still Dirty, Dirty Red, and Imagine This…“the reigning queen of urban fiction” (Publishers Weekly). Let That Be the Reason is the novel Vickie M. Stringer wrote when she was still serving her seven-year sentence for drug trafficking.
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When she couldn’t find a publisher, she printed the novel herself and sold it out of the trunk of her car. “I’ve exposed myself with the prayer that my life can be used as an example to warn other of the awful dangers of the drug Game,” she wrote in its Afterword. Let That Be the Reason begins when a drug dealer abandons his girlfriend Pamela Xavier, leaving her with nothing but a stack of bills, an empty refrigerator, and an impending eviction notice. Backed in a corner and with no prospects in sight, Pamela decides to get her hustle on. Transforming herself into Carmen, she learns to deal with the streets, the playas, the drug lords, and of course the law—by any means necessary. In no time, she is running a call-girl service, a fencing operation, and a drug cartel—all while still being a mom. Carmen wants money, but she also wants happiness. The problem is, she doesn’t quite understand what real happiness is and what real love means—or what it all costs.
From Pamela to Carmen
A mother’s path into the drug trade puts money, love, and happiness in tension.
Come here for
- Pamela Xavier’s turn into Carmen
- A call-girl service, a fencing operation, and a drug cartel
Expect
- A story grounded in the author’s stated real-life experiences
- Carmen’s dealings with the streets, playas, drug lords, and law
Where it sits
| Black Urban Fiction | 67% |
|---|---|
| Crime Fiction | 48% |
| Women's Fiction | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women's Fiction
- Black Women's Fiction
- Black Urban Fiction
- Authors
- Vickie M. Stringer, iiKane, Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Published
- March 10, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Women's Fiction