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Grace After Midnight: A Memoir
by Felicia Pearson, David Ritz

Grace After Midnight: A Memoir
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Author: David Ritz, Felicia Pearson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-11-13
ISBN: 0446195197
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

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Book Review: A FAST READ
Summary: 3 Stars

GRACE AFTER MIDNIGHT
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson
With David Ritz
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-446-19519-5
$13.99 - Paperback
240 pages
Reviewer: Annie Slessman

Memoirs can include people from all walks of life. From statesmen to the homeless, people share their lives in the hope that somehow they will be remembered. This seems to be the case of Felicia "Snoop" Pearson in her memoir, GRACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. Born into the world of a street kid, she came into the world weighing only three pounds. She grew strong, not only physically, but also mentally. These were traits that served her well on the streets of East Baltimore. Her birth mother was on crack when she gave birth to Snoop and eventually the drug caused her death.

Snoop was taken in by the Pearson's, a couple who had little, but shared what they had with Snoop. The Pearson's hoped for something better for Snoop than the street life. However, Snoop liked the street life and against their wishes, she becomes part of the life of drugs, guns and sex. Snoop is a self professed homosexual who feels comfortable with her sexuality. Unfortunately, she finds this sexual preference a problem when she ends up in prison for second degree murder.

Her life story is not a pretty one. It is full of the harsh reality of street survival, prison life and of the people who tried to help her along the way. It was the television media that gave `Snoop" her biggest break when she is cast as a regular on the HBO television series, "The Wire."

What turns "Snoop" from the streets and into a legitimate life makes for some interesting reading. Don't look for pretty tales here, they don't exist.


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