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
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.