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Let That Be the Reason

Book 1 of the Let That Be the Reason series

From literary icon and Essence bestselling author of Imagine Thisand Dirty Redcomes forth the classic urban novel that launched Vickie M. Stringer'swildly successful career- Let That Be the Reason.

This is the remix. Based on Stringer's real-life experiences, this epic tale has changed the face of contemporary literature and continues to resonate and provide voice to thousands of urban readers as a cautionary tale of will and redemption.

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Pamela Xavier is a young woman left for dead by her drug-dealing boyfriend, Chino. With stacks of bills, no food in the fridge, and a baby on the way, Pammy turns to the streets for survival. Her back against the wall, Pammy relies on her alter ego, Carmen, to guide her through the male-dominated game and to achieve what she thinks will buy back her life and her happiness: money.

In no time, Carmen graduates from call-girl service to leader of a major drug cartel- all to raise her son so he may never know her same pain and struggle. But with money on her mind, Carmen soon realizes that the perilous choices and consequences of the game come at a much higher cost than she could ever have imagined.

Let That Be the Reasonin this collector's edition, including additional chapters and dialogue, is a true-to-life saga of a woman's love, ambition to survive, forgiveness, and salvation.

Genre
literary fiction
Themes
african american
Setting
2000scolumbusohio
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 250 pages

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