WHITE LINES is Tracy Brown's blunt yet strangely evocative
urban epic starring Jada Ford, a girl who life is turned
upside down by her indifferent mother and her mother's
cruel boyfriends. The first boyfriend, drunk and abusive,
causes Jada's sister to attempt suicide. The second
boyfriend, seemingly nicer but ultimately more malicious,
feeds Jada's budding crack addiction and trains her to
become one of his whores.
Drugs and prostitution lead to her arrest and first try at
sobriety. Then Jada meets Marquis Graham apply
nicknamed "Born." Born had a rough start of his own.
Before he was thirteen, Born had seen his father shot, knew
his father was a murdered, and lost his virginity in a
whorehouse. Instead of creating a sense of grittiness,
Brown describes Born with a nostalgic hint of tenderness
and sadness. "[He] was drained. He was also slightly
uncomfortable. He wasn't sure why, but he was." Born may
not be the perfect romantic hero, but you get the idea that
if ever there was a hero in White Lines, it's Born Graham.
Tracy Brown's urban saga draws its strength on believable
characters in extraordinary lives. The story chronicles
the drug world of New York with simplicity. You feel pity
for Jada who struggles to stay clean and fails, and you
also feel pity for Born who struggles for power and trust
and also fails. There are explicit scenes of drug use,
violence, and sex. Other scenes are tempered with quiet
moments of connection, redemption, and love.
Born and Jada's relationship spans an edgy and emotional
ten years. When they finally meet up as friends, Jada
hopes that "...she could completely regains is trust. And
his heart." As readers, we hope for the same thing.
Jada left home at the age of sixteen, running from her own
demons and the horrors of physical abuse inflicted by her
mothers boyfriend. She partied hard, and life seemed good
when she was with Born, the neighborhood kingpin whose name
was synonymous with money, power, and respect. But all his
love couldnt save her from a crack addiction. Jada goes from
crack addict and prostitute to survivor and back again
before she finds the strength to live for herself and come
out on top. And her stormy romance with one of the fiercest
hustlers on the streets makes White Lines one of the most
unforgettable urban loves stories of the year.
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