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His parents were a middleclass africanamerican couple that ran a laundry business. Black girl lost is an urban fiction novel by donald goines that was published in 1974. Click to read more about black girl lost by donald goines. He received seven prison sentences, serving a total of over six years. In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets,donald goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experiencethe dark,despairridden world of a black girls soul. The story of a ghetto pimp, and black girl lost, and more on. And again i felt all the same emotions i felt the same time aroundthis little girl goes thru so much in her short time, from her living with. In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experiencethe dark, despairridden world of a black girls soul. The first edition of the novel was published in 1973, and was written by donald goines. In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets,donald goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experiencethe. Free download or read online black girl lost pdf epub book. Black girl lost by donald goines 1999, paperback for. Black girl lost by donald goines 2006, paperback for sale.
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