White Lines

By: Tracy Brown

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Jada left home at the age of sixteen, running from her own demons and the horrors of physical abuse inflicted by her mother’s boyfriend. She partied hard, and life seemed good when she was with Born, the neighborhood kingpin whose name was synonymous with money, power, and respect. But all his love couldn’t save her from a crack addiction. Jada goes from crack addict and prostitute to survivor and back again before she finds the strength to live for herself and come out on top. And her stormy romance with one of the fiercest hustlers on the streets makes White Lines one of the most unforgettable urban love stories of the year.

©2007 Tracy Brown (P)2011 Blackstone Publishing, and Urban Audiobooks

Critic reviews

“Tracy Brown once again proves that the art of storytelling isn’t dead.” (K’wan, national bestselling author)

Amazing story!!!..."could be better" audio

I truly loved this book! It is an amazing story of two people who eventually find each other and change each other's life forever. Both Born and Jada didn't have the easiest upbringing and in a lot of ways they grew up way too fast. But after listening to the story so many times I noticed that Jada had a disadvantage throughout her young adult life that Born didn't EVER have to encounter which was the lack of at least one parent that gave a damn! I think a lot of what happened to Jada could have been avoided if her mother actively cared about the well being of her children while they were still developing into the people they would ultimately become.
Later in the book after Sunny and Jada have become closer and Sunny's habit is confronted by Dorian, my feelings for Sunny changed a bit. I realized that Sunny truly didn't have Jada's back when it came to the drugs because she didn't reach out to her friend about getting any help with the problem the two friend's had together. We'll never know if Jada ever told Sunny about her past. Ultimately Jada was responsible for her actions and sometimes it takes hitting rock bottom for the lesson to be learned.
I didn't like how the audio seemed to overlap itself throughout book. If I recall correctly it did it like two or three times and when the audio would overlap it was hard to make out what was being said exactly at those points in the book. It didn't ruin the story for me but I definitely would have enjoyed it even more had they not happened.
Overall the story was still great. I love the detail involved in both Born's and Jada's life's story. I laughed, cried, grew angry, as well as anxious while listening to this story. This story is definitely full of emotion. Looking forward to continuing this story!

A Must Read - Well Written Story!

This is such a well written story; it would be nice to see it made into a movie. I loved it so much; I'm actually listening to it again and am really appreciating the story much more. The characters are well developed and real.

Tracy Brown does an excellent job helping her audience peer into the crack generation - the addicts, drug dealers and how their families were affected by their actions. Tracy does a good job telling the story without being too graphic and violent. However, she gives enough information to help you understand what is going on.

I could not stop listening to this book and hated when it ended. And the narrator does a great job too. In fact, I'm trying to get my mom interested in listening to audio books, and this one was a hit with her. She's ready to get started now. She also enjoyed the narrator.

I'm going to introduce this book to my book club!

Great Story!!! Tracy Brown is very talented

Loved this story but the narrator was not a good choice. This was a hood story but her hood vernacular was offensive and wrong. It took away from the story and seemed mocking. not good.

Juicy from Start to finish

I enjoyed all of the twists and turns. I loved that it was impossible to predict. It definitely kept you wanting more!

Great Book

Pretty Good...Predictable at times. But also very unpredictable at times. Enjoyed it to the end.

OMG!!!THIS IS A MUST READ...

Where does White Lines rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I would certainly call this one of my favorites..

What was one of the most memorable moments of White Lines?

The abuse and drugs.

Which character – as performed by Allyson Johnson – was your favorite?

Sunny, she was so animated and funny!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Jade reuniting with her family was great.

love.!!!!

I couldn't stop listening to this book 😍😍 omg can't wait to hear book 2

I was struggling at first

BUT....... let me tell you I love this book.... I’m ready to get the next one. Tracy 👍🏾 you did that

the realest story about the drug game I have read

I loved this book it helps me explain to my children why not 2 play with drugs

I really enjoyed every chapter of this book

I really enjoyed every chapter of this book definitely kept me coming for more love