{"product_id":"crazy-is-as-crazy-does-part-1-paperback-2","title":"Crazy Is As Crazy Does: Part 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEva S. Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetrayed by the two people she trusted most-her man and her best friend-Amber Hayden can't help but compare her reaction to the erratic behavior of her schizophrenic mother. She doesn't like to admit it, but at the back of Amber's mind lurks a frightening thought: Will she wind up like her mother? The question stirs up memories of her childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe year is 1963. Across the road from the Haydens' home lies Ms. Lola's house of ill repute, a center of gambling and prostitution in Amber's inner-city neighborhood in Washington, DC. And that's where Amber runs whenever her home life gets too much.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmber tries to cling to some semblance of a normal life even as secrets pile up around her and her friends: Ms. Lola's talented son, Fats; her best friend, Chloe; and Fats's buddy Desi. These secrets cement Amber's friendship with Chloe but earn her Desi's hatred. When the secret forcing a wedge between Desi and Amber becomes too much for Desi to bear, he launches a potentially fatal scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA touching coming-of-age story about growing up in the shadow of mental illness, \u003ci\u003eCrazy Is as Crazy Does\u003c\/i\u003e fearlessly tackles themes too long considered taboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEva S. Pinkney began writing as a form of therapy, and she began with poetry before embarking on her first novella. \u003ci\u003eCrazy Is as Crazy Does: Part One\u003c\/i\u003e is based partly on Pinkney's own experiences dealing with her mother's mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn in Washington, DC, Pinkney now lives in Camp Springs, Maryland, but she will always be a DC girl at heart. She is currently working on her second book and can be reached at www.talkingparrotmedia.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469594935517,"sku":"9781545166178","price":13.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Q1ByYlJKZjFzMVFGODdSVHB3enArdz09_993ec46f-e036-402e-bc99-f73e798b66f8.webp?v=1771699464","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/crazy-is-as-crazy-does-part-1-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}