Damaged

Kia DuPree

Jan 2010 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this ebook

In the style of literary greats Teri Woods and Vicky Stringer, Kia DuPree tells an engrossing and heart-wrenching story about a young woman living on the streets of Washington D.C.

Camille Logan feels trapped. After she is sexually and emotionally abused by her foster parents, she turns to the one person she knows she can trust--her boyfriend Chu, a mid-level drug dealer. But when life finally starts looking up for Camille, Chu is brutally murdered. Again feeling abandoned and helpless, and refusing to return to the system, Camille finds herself living with a stable of women in a tiny run-down apartment building in Washington, D.C., working for Nut, a deranged pimp. Fed up with her life, Camille is forced to right her wrongs, and slowly learns that her past does not necessarily determine her future.

Ratings and reviews

This book had me trapped, from beginning to end. It made me cry, smile, and upset. I just want to read it again and again. The characters was so real. I felt like I was actually living it. I didn't like that Jayson was gay though. He seemed cute :)

I definitely loved this book "Damaged" an would highly recommend it. It had me in tears and happy and it made me just truly think about today life. Wish a number 2 for this book came out

Great book here keep writing more or bring out a part 2 of this one.

About the author

Kia DuPree, a native of Washington, D.C., holds a B.A. in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University, as well as an M.A. in English from Old Dominion University. She received a Professional Studies Publishing Certificate from New York University in 2006. She is currently teaching middle school and lives with her husband and son in the DC area.