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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Atria Books
Publication date
August 7, 2012
Pages
289
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781451674286
ISBN-10
1451674287
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.56 lbs.
Original list price
$19.99
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Screenwriter and new voice to fiction Jeff Farley delivers a nostalgic Brooklyn coming-of-age tale about finding love, holding on to dreams, and learning to forgive.
Itâs 1992, Brooklyn, New York. All of the girls had bamboo earringsâat least two pair. Charisse Hawkins, adored and admired by her best friends and one of the smartest and most sought after girls in high school, has dreams of becoming a doctor. Her mother, who works tirelessly to support her, is proud sheâs on the right path.
Then she meets him, Jamal Butler, a part-time college student who lives at home and works an obscure job. Too old, not her type, and certainly not part of her plan, Jamal wants Charisse for nothing more than to please his ego. He is willing to use any tactic to gain the affection of a naive Charisse. He offers what sheâs never known beforeâthe love of a man.
Or so it seems. Life takes a sharp turn when Charisse spends her graduation day giving birth to their premature daughter. Her priorities change and so does Jamal. Suddenly Charisseâs world is turned upside down and truths are exposed about her family and friends. She begins a journey of tough life lessons as she struggles to come to grips with her role as mother and ultimately having to accept one of the simple rules of life: You Get What You Play For.
Itâs 1992, Brooklyn, New York. All of the girls had bamboo earringsâat least two pair. Charisse Hawkins, adored and admired by her best friends and one of the smartest and most sought after girls in high school, has dreams of becoming a doctor. Her mother, who works tirelessly to support her, is proud sheâs on the right path.
Then she meets him, Jamal Butler, a part-time college student who lives at home and works an obscure job. Too old, not her type, and certainly not part of her plan, Jamal wants Charisse for nothing more than to please his ego. He is willing to use any tactic to gain the affection of a naive Charisse. He offers what sheâs never known beforeâthe love of a man.
Or so it seems. Life takes a sharp turn when Charisse spends her graduation day giving birth to their premature daughter. Her priorities change and so does Jamal. Suddenly Charisseâs world is turned upside down and truths are exposed about her family and friends. She begins a journey of tough life lessons as she struggles to come to grips with her role as mother and ultimately having to accept one of the simple rules of life: You Get What You Play For.
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from Atria Books (August 7, 2012)
9781451674286 | details & prices | 289 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.56 lbs | List price $19.99
About: Screenwriter and new voice to fiction Jeff Farley delivers a nostalgic Brooklyn coming-of-age tale about finding love, holding on to dreams, and learning to forgive.
About: Screenwriter and new voice to fiction Jeff Farley delivers a nostalgic Brooklyn coming-of-age tale about finding love, holding on to dreams, and learning to forgive.
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