The Coldest Winter Ever

In her debut book, Sister Souljah, a famous novelist, political activist, and well-known hip-hop performer, vividly depicts the streets of New York.

My mother called me Winter because I came into the world amid one of the worst snowstorms to ever hit New York. Winter was raised in a ghetto and is the affluent young daughter of a well-known drug-dealing family in Brooklyn. She is witty, attractive, and driven by business; she loves and knows the streets as well as the contours of her own body. Her street smarts and seductive abilities are put to the ultimate test, however, as a bitter winter wind sweeps her life in a path she doesn't want to go. This ghetto girl will stop at nothing to maintain her position of dominance.

includes a Special Collector's Edition Reader's Guide with extensive character analysis, an author Q&A, and the author's own reflections on the significance of her narrative.