Crackhead
A Novel
Atria Books · Print & ebook · March 20, 2012
Lisa Lennox transports readers to the heart of the crack era—the South Bronx, New York City, 1989.
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- Who it’s for
- A vivid, character-driven plunge into 1989 South Bronx life, where love and addiction collide.
- Genres
- Black Urban Fiction, Black Romance
- Published
- Atria Books, March 20, 2012
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Lisa Lennox transports readers to the heart of the crack era—the South Bronx, New York City, 1989. In the late 1980s and early 90s, the crack epidemic swept through inner city communities like the plague. Mothers abandoned their children and took to the street for a hit. Fathers sold everything they owned to get a taste. The crackhead was rampant. Some neighborhoods were never the same.
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Enter Laci Johnson, a beautiful, smart, privileged teenage girl from across town, who teams up with The South Bronx Bitches—an infamous girl group known for chasing men and money. When the SBB becomes envious of Laci they devise a plan to destroy her life. Finding love in the most unexpected of places, Laci turns to a local drug dealer to help save her and heal the wounds of her new addiction. Through Laci and a host of entertaining characters, Crackhead vividly captures the essence of an era and the devastating, sometimes fatal, consequences of addiction.
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A vivid, character-driven plunge into 1989 South Bronx life, where love and addiction collide.
Come here for
- South Bronx drama rooted in the crack era
- A turbulent mix of romance, addiction, and betrayal
Expect
- High-stakes neighborhood drama with devastating consequences
- An immersive portrait of a city and era
Where it sits
| Black Romance | 70% |
|---|---|
| Black Urban Fiction | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Black Women's Fiction
- Black Romance
- Black Urban Fiction
- Authors
- Lisa Lennox
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Published
- March 20, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Black Women's Fiction