{"product_id":"9780312536978","title":"Welfare Wifeys : A Hood Rat Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWelfare Wifeys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): K'wan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the deaths and arrests of his entire crew and an informant-fueled investigation into his past, the man known on the streets as Animal relocates to Texas and finds fame and stardom as the newest act signed to the notorious Big Dawg Entertainment. His girlfriend, Gucci, is thrilled when she gets the news that he's coming back to New York on a promotional tour, but when she discovers the hidden agenda behind his homecoming nothing can prepare her for the life-altering consequences that will come of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere goes the neighborhood . . . again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quick and entertaining, K'wan's latest captures a small slice of modern urban life with a great degree of credibility and finds in Animal his most conflicted, memorable, and likable character yet.” —\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly on Section 8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“K'wan once again comes through with a gritty and violent yarn that raises the street-lit bar.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on Section 8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A street-lit version of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoodlum\u003c\/i\u003e does what literature should do. It shows us that writing really matters.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on Hoodlum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The big draw here is the electric prose, which is imbued with profane, comic lyricism.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Hood Rat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of hip-hop fiction's hottest authors . . . fans will appreciate many of the qualities that make K'wan a writer to check for: gritty settings, memorable dialogue, and authentic action.” —\u003ci\u003eKING magazine on Street Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312536978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594892161230,"sku":"9780312536978","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_30e9d93e-a8b1-4ce9-8e6e-4778ec03468a.jpg?v=1637821074","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312536978","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}