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Silenced
Kia DuPree

Grand Central Publishing
October 18, 2011 / ISBN: 0446547743
Urban Fiction
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Reviewed by Carol Ann Culbert Johnson

Kia DuPree has done it again. I mean literally with her novel, Silenced. I loved her previous novel, Damaged. Silenced is much deeper and a page-turner. I can relate to Nicola, who wants better things for her daughter, Tinka Hampton, but in the process she puts a lot of pressure on Tinka, and this leads to destruction of the worse kind, of course.

Nicola has lost her job and she’s determined to keep her family out of poverty. I am sure we can relate to this fact. Can Nicole save Tinka from destruction? This is a very powerful novel of choices and pressures. I loved this novel, and it definitely kept my heart palpating all over the place, but in a good sense, of course. A novel about the burdens that mothers can place on their daughters, and the dangerous consequences of these burdens. A must read, so take a ride with me and Kia Dupree as she enters the world of drug dealers and family issues. Five stars, without a doubt.

Damaged

Reviewer's Note: Notes: language, some sex
Reviewed 2011
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