Böcker av Iona White

Growing up was more of school of the hustlers than a childhood for Tatti. Watching her mother feed her drug addiction and trying to provide for her three children was havoc. Then came Tatti's mother's death, which is unbearable for any ten-year-old child. Not having a strong family foundation, Tatti is forced into the streets, struggling to care for herself at such a young age and maintain good attendance in school. Now full speed into the street life, Tatti finds the long need for affection through her own drug use, gangs, and prostitution. Seeking some kind of acceptance, Tatti is also having affairs with multiple hustlers. By the age fourteen, Tatti meets a street dealer that is almost twice her age. The couple builds a relationship built on domestic violence and being educated of his side of street life. In the meantime of this relationship, Tatti is forced to become a woman all alone because of her boyfriends endless run-in with the law. As time moves along, Tatti becomes a local street legend. Knowing the game inside and out, Tatti runs into a little bit of trouble herself and serves some time in the county jail. Upon Tatti's release, her hustle is even stronger. Earning her GED in county jail, Tatti enrolls in college courses upon her release. On the road to riches, Tatti is confronted with a federal indictment...What road will Tatti take after her release?