By fifteen, Pat was a mother of two.Īlone at sixteen, Pat was determined to make a better life for her children. At twelve, she was targeted for sex by a man eight years her senior. At age seven, Pat was taught to roll drunks for money. One of five children, Pat watched as her mother struggled to get by on charity, cons, and petty crimes. Pat) was born and raised in Atlanta at the height of the crack epidemic. But TV doesn't tell the whole story.' ' Ms. Like maybe they watched a couple of seasons of The Wire and they got the shit all figured out. "I know a lot of people think they know what it's like to grow up in the hood. ' tells how it went down with brutal honesty and outrageous humor' ' New York Times And I recommended it to so many people.' ' David Sedaris, author of the New York Times bestseller Calypso And I thought she did such a great job.God, was entertaining. Finalist for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literatureįinalist for a 2018 Southern Book Prize for Biography and History
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