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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 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.

Twenty-five years and over one million copies later, The Coldest Winter Ever is a bestseller and a national treasure, a classic handed down from one reading generation to the next.Whether you are reading it for the first time or have cherished it for years, youwill never forget this Winter’s tale.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atria/Emily Bestler Books; Reprint edition (September 20, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 074327010X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743270106
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 1 x 8.25 inches
Reviewer: Sunshine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Investment & Quick Arrival!!!!
Review: The book looks Awesome!!! A little rough around the edges and a small rip in 1 page but otherwise looks new. It arrived last night which was sooner than expected and now that I've started vacation, I can't wait to get started on her entire series!!!

Reviewer: Faith
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A great read!
Review: I couldn't find this at ANY bookstore. It took almost 2 weeks to come but definitely worth the read

Reviewer: Sabrina Crist
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Such a page turner
Review: One of the first books I ever read as a young teenager definitely put things into perspective. This is a great read. I have actually read it three times and bought it for my daughter.

Reviewer: Baby Cinn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: sista
Review: this sista right here can sure keep yo attention love her books and the books always come like new from these guys love love love

Reviewer: G.E.M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent
Review: Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Now I have complete series, so I had to read book one again. A true page turner, I couldn’t put this book down

Reviewer: Naisha Nichole
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best book
Review: This is the best book she wrote the other ones seems like a different writer

Reviewer: Mekailah McChriston
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The best book I've ever read
Review: I feel like every Black American should read this book!! The story takes place in the '80s when the crack epidemic first hit Black neighborhoods, strategically tearing our communities apart. Sister Souljah really did an amazing job capturing the ugly truth of how it is growing up in the hood. I love all of the characters and how their roles tied together. I love the slang and ebonics used throughout the book. It made me connect to the main character Winter on a deeper level. It's like I was really listening to her tell her story. And growing up Black in America, I could relate on so many different levels.This novel is extremely gripping and educational at the same time. Sister Souljah shares so much wisdom. But if you're not wise, you'll miss it. She highlights that from slavery, Blacks were never meant to thrive in America.I absolutely love how she introduced the sequel "Midnight" at the end. I can't wait to read that one next! That small snippet really just tied together the entire story, explaining how we were taken to America from Africa and robbed of our identities. They took away our religion, our language, our riches, our assets, our entire culture. We once were happy people who stuck together and loved one another. But after slavery and especially after crack hit our neighborhoods, we started killing one another and hating on one another, always trying to out-do the next person rather than building each other up.Winter was immature, extremely materialistic and lost. Being seeing the cards life dealt her, you can't even get mad at her mindset. She was a product of her environment, as we all are.My main takeaway point after reading this novel is knowledge of self is power. It's so crucial to know the background of your people, who you are at the crux of your soul. Only then can we as Blacks unite and regain the strength that was taken from our ancestors years ago.Thank you so much, Sister Souljah, for this book. We, the Black community, needed this. It's our awakening time. I'm just mad at myself for not reading this sooner.

Reviewer: Emily VH
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Well worth a read- couldn't put it down!
Review: I just read this for a book group, and it was totally gripping. When I was reading it I didn't want to stop; when I stopped, I kept thinking about the story until I could get back to reading.That being said, the main character is cold, cruel, and calculating. But that's not really Winter's fault, it's the way she was raised. I found myself rooting for her despite the awful things she does- abandon her mom and little sisters, get a friend to shoplift for her and then leaves her in jail, 9 mos pregnant, and refuses to pay bail- even assaulting an old lady and stealing her wallet.This story paints a great picture of life in the projects as the child of a rich and powerful kingpin. Everyone around her lives in poverty and on assistance; she and her family have all the material possessions anyone could desire. Her father's job is to bring home the bacon; her mother's job is to look beautiful and expensive. Nobody in Winter's life has anything like a trade, or a degree, or legal employment. She has no examples of what a regular middle-class life looks like.When her father's empire finally falls, both parents are taken to jail and Winter's three younger sisters are sent to three separate foster homes. Winter manages to stay on her own, and her mom is soon released from jail. Her mom wants to get her three other daughters back, but DCF won't release them without an apartment and some income. This is where I expected Winter and her mom to work together to make it happen.Nope! Winter goes off on her own to try and get a hustle going, and her mom quickly falls into crack use and becomes homeless. When Winter sees her on the street she is ashamed and tries to avoid her.At the end of the book, when Winter meets her sister Porsche for the first time in years, she has words of advice for her- but she chooses to withhold them. She won't help anyone, not even those closest to her. She is completely selfish up to the bitter end. She never understands why Midnight wasn't interested in her. The concepts of community and family, of education, of planning for a future, are completely foreign to her. She is smart, but not smart enough to break away from her father's lifestyle- even though it destroyed her family.

Reviewer: Michelle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book was eye opening in high-school and very relatable. I loved re reading it, it had me reading it all the time because I just needed to know what was going to happen next with Winter

Reviewer: Jae
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I absolutely loved re-reading this book which I purchased for a friend who hadn’t read it yet I would definitely recommend for late teens/early 20s WOC. It’s also a great conversation starter as whenever I read this book in public people always approach me to tell me how much they enjoyed it too and ask my opinion on it.

Reviewer: Ma Yengwa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Highly enjoyable read, one of the best non fiction books I have read.

Reviewer: Sophie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is one of the best books I've ever read! Sister Souljah puts it down once again. A raw story on hiphop, money, drugs, sex and power - simply a true ghetto story! I didn't even wanna go to sleep cause I wanted to know how the story ends...This book tells the story of a young woman called Winter. Growing up in a well living African American family, their wealth came from drug-dealing. Once the empire breaks down, Winter's daddy gets locked down and Winter has to make it on her own. But she's cruel, sexy, powerful, uninhibited and not willing to give in...

Reviewer: "platinumk"
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Looking for a book that shows you a part of street life? Listen to rap music all the time and think it's cool to wear like all those hiphop artists do, but ain't got a clue what they're rapping about? Then you better read this. This very well-developed story about a girl named Winter, whose life is like a huge thunder storm, makes you think, feel, and learn something. I've already read it 4 times and, to tell you the truth, I'm just about to pay the author Sister Souljah my fifth compliment on her couldn't-be-better work. Well, enough said. Check this out and you'll know what I'm talking about!