Chocolate Sangria: A Novel - Softcover

Price-Thompson, Tracy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345494938 ISBN 13: 9780345494931

Publisher: One World, 2007

Synopsis

Raised in a Brooklyn housing project by her aunt and uncle, Juanita Lucas, a young African-American woman, has long been ostracized because of her light skin and green eyes, but when she and her only friend, Scooter Morrison, an outsider as well because of his gay lifestyle, meet two Puerto Rican men, their lives change in unexpected ways. Reprint.

About this title

Review:

"A wonderfully written novel that demands attention from page one."
--ZANE, author of Nervous

"[A] HEART-WRENCHING TALE OF LOVE AND FAMILY . . . A fable on the consequences of keeping secrets and betrayal."
--USA Today

"Vivid, striking prose, heartfelt and authentic. Chocolate Sangria is a thought-provoking book that examines sensitive issues among people of color."
--MARCUS MAJOR
Author of 4 Guys and Trouble

"Chocolate Sangria is a wonderfully-written novel that demands attention from page one. Tracy Price-Thompson delivers a powerful sophomore effort, proving she has a literary talent
that will entertain readers for generations to come."
--ZANE
Author of The Heat Seekers

About the Author:

Tracy Price-Thompson is a highly decorated Desert Storm veteran and the author of the Essence and Black Expressions bestseller Black Coffee. A Brooklyn native and retired Army engineer, she is a member of the Alpha Delta Mu Honor Society of Rutgers University and a Ralph Bunche Graduate Fellow who holds degrees in business administration and social work. Price-Thompson was recently a finalits for the a Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award for literary excellence, and is currently completing her third novel, A Taste of Hunnie. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and their children and would love to hear your thoughts on Chocolate Sangria. You can e-mail her at tracythomp@aol.com or write to her at P.O. Box 187, Fort Dix, NJ 08640.
From the Hardcover edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: One World
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0345494938
• ISBN 13: 9780345494931
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 316