The Coldest Winter Ever: A Novel
By: Sister Souljah
Publication Date: April 1999
Number of Pages: 337
Geographical Setting: Brooklyn, New York
Time Period: Current Day
Plot Summary: Winter, the spoiled rotten daughter of notorious drug lord Ricky Santiago, gets caught up in her father’s dangerous world when his enemies cause harm to her family. Winter makes money by hustling stolen goods on the street and becoming entangled with a group of untrustworthy people that she crosses. After numerous fights and endless drama, Winter ends up in jail like her old man with the same foes she has been fighting.
Subject Headings: African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction; Inner Cities -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
Appeal: This gritty and violent tale about the world of street life in Brooklyn will appeal to anyone looking for a sobering work of Urban Fiction.
Read-alikes:
Confessions of a Wild Child by Jackie Collins - A fast-paced and plot driven tale about the daughter of a criminal kingpin whose father tries to protect her from a life of crime.
Dirty to the Grave by Karen Williams - A high-drama suspenseful novel about trying to get out of the street life when someone you care for is trying to pull you back in.
Thieves’ Paradise by Eric Jerome Dickey - A fast-paced and steamy story about the highs and lows experienced when living life on the streets.
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