Skip to content

The corner

A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood
Pages
640
Published
1997
Language
English

Synopsis

Explore the harsh realities of an open-air drug market in Baltimore through the eyes of a single struggling family. This book examines the lives of two drug-addicted adults and their vulnerable teenage son, DeAndre, as they navigate a dying neighborhood. It offers a stark look at inner-city life in the USA and questions why various social policies have failed to make a difference.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (3)
Substance AbuseViolenceTrauma

Readers suggest