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Nikki Turner (Author)
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April 26, 2005
The lure of Richmond, VA’s streets is too strong for Bambi, a good girl from the right side of the tracks, who fell in love with, Reggie, a young hustler. Her thug love not only corrupted her but blinded her with the bling and cash that come with living the glamorous life of a gangsta’s girl–until Reggie hit her with a low blow, crumbling her heart. From that day forward, Bambi vowed that whoever crossed her or anyone she loved would pay–usually in large bills.

With the street knowledge she gleaned from her ex as well as her own business savvy, Bambi builds a multimillion-dollar party planning empire. Along the way she runs across all kinds of dudes who try to run massive amounts of game, and ultimately she becomes a first-rate swindler and top-notch gamestress in her own right. Then she crosses paths with Lynx, a young drug dealer who sees more in Bambi than the gold digger she is rumored to be. He methodically penetrates her shield layer by layer until he captures her heart. But is she just setting herself up to be played once again?

The #1 bestselling author of A Hustler’s Wife and A Project Chick, Nikki Turner gives up the game that could never be sold, only told.

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Bambi Ferguson has lived a sheltered life. When she finds herself in one of Richmond, Virginia's inner-city neighborhoods, she meets the man of her dreams and falls for the dope dealer, Reggie. Two years later, on the night of their engagement party, Bambi discovers a troubling secret about Reggie and ends the relationship. With a heavy heart and strong advice from her mother, Bambi decides that she will only take what men can give her and never fall in love again. A nightclub owner offers her the job of planning his events, which launches her party-planning business. When she meets Lynx, another young drug dealer, he sees beyond her gold-digging reputation and pursues her. She is enamored with him and throws caution to the wind and becomes involved. When he loses everything, Bambi is forced to choose between her possessions, her self-respect, and her heart. Bambi's life is full of adventure, revenge, and ghetto glamorous living. Turner leaves plenty of unfinished business for the next novel on urban life. Lillian Lewis
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“Turner creates colorful, yet emotionally driven characters that captivate.  Despite the deceit, cruelty, hatred, and unspeakable wrongs, humanity maintains its presence in this glamorous life.”—Upscale

“A gritty street tale of a young woman who has to decide which is more important—money or love.”—Seattle Skanner


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Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: One World/Ballantine (April 26, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345476832
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345476838
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #912,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars We want to live the glamorous life, June 15, 2005
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The Glamorous Life is not as easy as it seams. Take a ride with Bambi and you will learn what it takes to live The Glamorous Life. Nikki you out did yourself this time. This book get's all 5 stars and anything else I can give ya. It is the true meaning of an urban page turner. I would love to see a sequel to this one cause at the end of the book you bring it all out. I now crown you queen of Hip-Hip Fiction cause you stepped up ya game and put it down in the pages of The Glamorous Life.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe I'm just too old for this, May 16, 2005
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A friend of mine gave me this book as a gift a couple of weeks ago and I just took the time to read it along with several other books that I took on vacation with me. It only took me a few days to get it complete, but I think I'm just too mature...or maybe just downright too old for this kind of fiction. Just seemed to have no real point to the story in my opinion, but my 20-year-old neice enjoyed it very much. Therefore, I refuse to trash the novel just because the point may have escaped my 40-year-old head. There's an obvious market for this "street-type" fiction, but I guess I'm just not in it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A Glamorous Bore, June 27, 2007
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The glamorous life is a novel based on the all-too-familiar "hood-book-hold-you-down" type of novel. It is about a girl whose name is Bambi. Although her name is irrelevant, it's almost as simple as the storyline in the book. Most of the novel was pretty unbelievable. And if you're anything like me, the last thing that I want to torture myself with is characters for which you hold no regards and storyline which is barely even reasonable. Although the book offers some very far and few between page turning moments, there is nothing in this novel for which I'd truly reccomend. Unless you are a devout follower of the 'Hood Book' genre, this is something you can afford to pass.
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