The Coldest Winter Ever

ISBN-13:	9780743270106
Publisher:	Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Publication date:	09/20/2005
Series:	The Winter Santiaga Series , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	9,449
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)

A New York Times and USA TODAY Bestseller “50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years.” —Essence Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read The instant classic from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Life After Death brings the streets of New York to life in a powerful and utterly unforgettable first novel.I came busting into the world during one of New York's worst snowstorms, so my mother named me Winter. Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, and business-minded, she knows and loves the streets like the curves of her own body. But when a cold Winter wind blows her life in a direction she doesn't want to go, her street smarts and seductive skills are put to the test of a lifetime. Unwilling to lose, this ghetto girl will do anything to stay on top.