A Hustler's Wife (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Nikki Turner Original) [Paperback]

Nikki Turner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Nikki Turner Original | Publication Date: August 1, 2003

This novel portrays the life of Yarni, a sweet and innocent girl from a well-to-do family. By chance she meets Richmond Virginia's notorious drug kingpin, Des. Immediately they develop an astronomical love, which separates her from her family and friends. But when Des is sentenced to life in prison, Yarni will learn being A Hustler's Wife isn't easy with her sole provider behind bars.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A Hustler's Wife brought back memories of shoulda, woulda, coulda stories.....Imitators drop your pens!" -- Vickie M. Stringer, Best-Selling Author of Let That Be The Reason. ''If I was still in the Game, this would be a book I would not want my girl to read." -- -Mr. Shannon Holmes, Best-Selling Author of B-More Careful "You are now crowned the Princess of Hip-Hop Fiction. Arise and take your rightfully earned seat on the thrown!" ---Urban Trendsetters Magazine

About the Author

Nikki Turner resides in a suburb of Richmond, Virginia with her two children. She is working on her next novel, entitled A Project Chick! Slated for fall 2003 release.

She enjoys shopping, shopping and more shopping.

Product Details

• Paperback: 259 pages
• Publisher: Triple Crown Publications (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970247257
• ISBN-13: 978-0970247254
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (238 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh Please...., December 4, 2003

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matildastar (Queens, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Hustler's Wife (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Nikki Turner Original) (Paperback)

I'm not going to sugar coat this review. The book made no sense whatsoever. First of all, the chances of a 15 year old girl captivating the mind of a seasoned hustler is not believeable. Then he meets her mother to ask her for permission to date her in full hustle gear, with a hustle mobile parked on the curb... I think not. Granted, the book is fictionally characterized, but the writer seems to try to base the theme on the realities of "the game." Not even close. It was the fairy tale version of young girls with rich dreams. I think this was a excuse to expose the use of street slang, and throw in a few clothing lable names for added effect. If you want to read about life in this perspective, then read "The Coldest Winter Ever" by Sister Souljah. She puts it down so real. And you walk away with a truer sense of reality when it's all said and done. Sorry Nikki... it's just not poppin. Peace.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why So Much Hype???, October 15, 2003

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"mslady999" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Hustler's Wife (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Nikki Turner Original) (Paperback)

I really don't know what the hype is about this book. It was a disappointing read. I thought it would be exciting due to the reviews it was getting but instead it was boring. To me this book is on an immature level. I don't recommend this book to anyone.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible! Ghetto Values, Ghetto Mentality & Ghetto Writing, February 28, 2004

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Ikey Babe "Ikey" (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Hustler's Wife (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Nikki Turner Original) (Paperback)

Did anyone even bother to proofread this book? There are numerous grammatical errors, missing words, transposed words, misspelled words and typos galore. All of these glaring errors made it difficult to get through this first-time trash novel.

If that wasn't bad enough, the plot sucked! I can dig an urban fairy tale, but everything in this book was un-friggin'-believable. The heroine is the dumbest person on the planet, yet she's supposed to be brilliant and beautiful. What I saw was a gold-diggin', opportunists who allowed herself to be used over and over again and never woke up to the "game." But then again, she did find God at the end and that makes it all good, right?!

Wrong! None of the characters were sympathetic. The twists were outrageously stupid and illogical. This was a ho video in book form with plenty of bling-bling, designer name-dropping and an ending only an idiot would buy.

My advice to someone looking for a good book, look elsewhere. My advice to Ms. Turner, try taking a remedial English class! And ask for tips on verb-subject agreement.