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May 06, 2007 - Cycles of the Ghetto is a brutal but beautiful firsthand, narrative account of Ms. Woods' childhood -- growing up in the ghettos of Los Angeles and ultimately triumphing over her dangerous and difficult situation.
Already hailed as "one of the freshest and most unique voices to arrive on the literary scene since the early works of Toni Morrison", Ms. Woods will astonish you with her real tales of brutality, drug-addiction and abuse in her family's home. But this is truly a book of life lessons that shows how anyone can rise up out of even the worst adversity and heartache.
This book is just the right size and length to capture your attention and give you an almost motion picture view of the ghetto. Cycles is a book of easy reading that will sure have you turning off the tube for a couple hours. Critics are anticipating it being the new hot summer must have.
Conveniently fitting in your purse or pocket for a plane ride, a long wait in line or pass time. Cycles of the Ghetto has a gut busting humor, while giving you the raw and uncut ins and out of South Central. Any race, all genres and genders are finding this book to be a good find and an even better read. Andrea Woods' could not have captured her story in any other way.
With a background in marketing and a great deal of work experience with charities and non-profit organizations, Andrea Woods' personal story needs to be heard – today more than ever. What is even more remarkable is that she is still so young (25) but her words are filled with incredible maturity and inspiring life lessons for everybody.
This is the first installment in the "Cycles" saga – and you will definitely find this new voice exciting and heartbreaking at the same time.
