Literary Fiction - Kunstlerroman, the Coldest Winter Ever, Hysterical Realism, I Novel, Midnight: A Gangster Love Story, Picador (Paperback)

Chapters: Kunstlerroman, the Coldest Winter Ever, Hysterical Realism, I Novel, Midnight: a Gangster Love Story, Picador, Joyland: a Hub for Short Fiction, Anti-Romance. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Coldest Winter Ever is a best-selling 1999 novel written by MC and activist Sister Souljah. Set in the projects of Brooklyn, New York, The Coldest Winter Ever is the story of Winter Santiaga (aptly named because she was born during one of New York's worst snowstorms), the rebellious, pampered teenage daughter of a notorious drug dealer. Ricky Santiaga, Winter's father, has attained substantial wealth through his drug empire and lavishes his wife, Winter, and Winter's three younger sisters, Porsche, Lexus, and Mercedes, with the best things money can (and cannot) buy. Unknown to her father, Winter has picked up on all of his hustling tricks and does whatever is necessary to get what she wants. Winter's world is turned upside down, however, on her 16th birthday, when her father suddenly decides to relocate his family and his growing business to Long Island, but she is determined not to sever ties with the old neighborhood. The downward spiral in Winter's young life begins when her mother is shot in the face by foes of her father. Shortly afterward, the FBI arrives at the Santiaga mansion, seizes all of his and the family's possessions, and the drug lord is sent to prison, which happens while Winter is at a party. It is at this juncture that Winter's sisters are placed in the custody of the Bureau of Child Welfare. However, her sisters are not placed in their mother's custody because she is unemployed. Winter escapes by pretending to not be her parents daughter. Winter stays with a man just for his money for a while, but when his girlfriend com...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1036276