Grand Central Winter, Expanded Second Edition

Stories from the Street

By: Lee Stringer

Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly

In the underground tunnels below Grand Central Terminal, Lee Stringer - homeless and drug-addicted for 11 years - found a pencil to run through his crack pipe. One day he used it to write. Soon writing became a habit that won out over drugs, and before long Stringer had created one of the most powerful urban memoirs of our time.

With humane wisdom and a biting wit, Stringer chronicles the unraveling of his seemingly secure existence as a marketing executive and his odyssey of survival on the streets of New York. Whether he is portraying "God's corner", as he calls 42nd Street, or his friend Suzi, a hooker and "past-due tourist" whose infant he sometimes babysits, whether he recounts taking shelter underneath Grand Central by night and collecting cans by day or making a living hawking Street News on the subway, Lee Stringer conveys the vitality and complexity of a down-and-out life.

Rich with small acts of kindness, humor, and even heroism amid violence and desperation, Grand Central Winter offers a touching portrait of our shared humanity.

©2010 Lee Stringer (P)2010 Blackstone Audio

Critic reviews

"Stringer possesses a sharp eye for the street and the rich, sagacious talent of a storyteller." ( Publishers Weekly)

"Stringer's crisp detail, straight-no-chaser wit, and uncompromising frankness are as bracing as his subject is significant." ( Booklist)

Great Listen

Lee’s story is great! The narrator was amazing and made the story come to life. Raw truth and humor with such detail my heart raced at times.
Highly recommend this book!

Excellently narrative tales

Great book to listen to if you’re in recovery, thinking about it, or struggling with substance abuse. Scary and real and life affirming.