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Crying For Tears: The Sasha Pierce Story
Every woman faces her own individual heartache at some point or another in her life. Whether it is dealing with the jaded feelings of lost love, the misuse of an abusive man, the disappointment, and embarrassment of divorce, or the financial woes of being a single mother; all women must survive some personal tragedy in their lives. In this gripping tale of lost souls, misguided teens, rapists, bastardized children, disease, human trafficking, and abuse; three women s lives are tested, nearly torn apart, and then tied together by one motivating force...their wills to survive. After Sasha s father dies from a heroin overdose and her mother gives her up for adoption, she is quickly lost to the allures of the street life, drugs, sex, money. Infatuated with seeming older than her years, she lies to men about her age so they will sleep with her, uses fake IDs to get into clubs, and eventually inherits the burdens of being a single, teen mother with an ailment she must live with forever. Denise's life is scarred by dysfunctional men, drug use, divorce and a mother's agony of dealing with a rebellious child. Since her first divorce Denise's been caring for her two sons alone. From sacrificing for their sakes to spending sleepless nights waiting for them to return safely from the streets, Denise faces a mother s ultimate pain when her son becomes a suspect in a murder. Amina is a poor girl from South Africa. Like so many children in her village, her parents have passed away from AIDS. She is forced to care for her brothers and sisters alone at the age of fourteen. Enticed by a friend to come work for her friends in Norway, Amina soon finds herself in a brothel being forced into prostitution by brutal traffickers. See how six degrees of separation ties the lives of these three women together in this spell-bounding novel.
268 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 15, 2011
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Saleem Little
51 books8 followersWriter, Poet, Publisher - Saleem Little is the author of over ten novels and Co-Founder and Owner of Mitanni Publishing (A subsidiary of Lexington Press). Some of his interest include: writing, reading, traveling, painting and spending time family.
In 2006 I lost a friend named Kareem Williams. He was murdered at the age of 24. At that point, I knew no other way to express myself than through writing. I began to write about our lives up until the point of his death and what had led us to that point.
The path to self-discovery starts with this sort of introspection and in this introspective state I discovered within the self a love for writing. After completing "Get In, Get Out" a story loosely based around the lives of those closest to me, I realized I had so many more stories to tell. This led to the sequel of "Get In, Get Out" - "Love and the Game" - and a plethora of books to follow.
In between books I kept myself busy with the writing of poems and songs. This led to another discovery, the artist within.
After exhausting a lifetime of ideas, I decided to publish the works of others while my life experiences slowly developed new stories to be written later.
Writing is a major part of my life and I appreciate all who take time out of their busy days to view and support my work.
In 2006 I lost a friend named Kareem Williams. He was murdered at the age of 24. At that point, I knew no other way to express myself than through writing. I began to write about our lives up until the point of his death and what had led us to that point.
The path to self-discovery starts with this sort of introspection and in this introspective state I discovered within the self a love for writing. After completing "Get In, Get Out" a story loosely based around the lives of those closest to me, I realized I had so many more stories to tell. This led to the sequel of "Get In, Get Out" - "Love and the Game" - and a plethora of books to follow.
In between books I kept myself busy with the writing of poems and songs. This led to another discovery, the artist within.
After exhausting a lifetime of ideas, I decided to publish the works of others while my life experiences slowly developed new stories to be written later.
Writing is a major part of my life and I appreciate all who take time out of their busy days to view and support my work.
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July 13, 2012
Saleem Little effortlessly brings the global human trafficking problem to the consciousness of Urban Lit readers with Crying for Tears. The reality of HIV, cocaine and heroin addiction, violence and poverty is strewn throughout this novel. Crying for Tears is a very insightful read, not because of the elements it contains, but for the connections that are made. Little shows the collateral damage that flows through the families of inner-cities ravaged by the crack epidemic.
The effect of extreme poverty is devastating, much more so to the youth of planet Earth. The stories Amina shared with Sasha are nothing less than horrifying. Usually in Urban Fiction, the glamorization of harshness tends to be used to draw upon the reader's lust for entertainment. Not
in Crying for Tears. Little set out to reach and teach the realities of a world that is bustling right beneath our awareness as we work our jobs and care for our children and dream our dreams.
The casual reader will not easily be able to victimize the victims of poverty while reading Crying for Tears. Through deft narration and the internal dialogue of the characters, Little injects a healthy dose of education. Readers are forced to look at series of events in instead of singular
situations. This is the power of Crying for Tears.
Simply put, if you have problems with poor editing, you will have problems with the version of the book I read. On the other hand, if you are looking for a great read - a diamond in the rough - Crying for Tears might be worth a read through. Either way, you will definitely learn from this novel by the time you finish it.
To read the full JoeyPinkney.com Book Review of Crying for Tears: The Sasha Pierce Story by Saleem Little, click here http://h1t.it/SgQljV
The effect of extreme poverty is devastating, much more so to the youth of planet Earth. The stories Amina shared with Sasha are nothing less than horrifying. Usually in Urban Fiction, the glamorization of harshness tends to be used to draw upon the reader's lust for entertainment. Not
in Crying for Tears. Little set out to reach and teach the realities of a world that is bustling right beneath our awareness as we work our jobs and care for our children and dream our dreams.
The casual reader will not easily be able to victimize the victims of poverty while reading Crying for Tears. Through deft narration and the internal dialogue of the characters, Little injects a healthy dose of education. Readers are forced to look at series of events in instead of singular
situations. This is the power of Crying for Tears.
Simply put, if you have problems with poor editing, you will have problems with the version of the book I read. On the other hand, if you are looking for a great read - a diamond in the rough - Crying for Tears might be worth a read through. Either way, you will definitely learn from this novel by the time you finish it.
To read the full JoeyPinkney.com Book Review of Crying for Tears: The Sasha Pierce Story by Saleem Little, click here http://h1t.it/SgQljV
January 9, 2014
This was a good book.....very sad and very real to how life really is. So many people are blind to these things that are happening in this world right now. This book had a little bit of any bad situation you can be put in on this earth. Although some sad things occurred, the book did however have a happy ending with a positive meaning.
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