Though Life After Death doesn’t take place on the literal streets of Brooklyn, the sequel joins its predecessor-and the rest of Sister Souljah’s work-in illuminating both the glamour and the danger of urban life. The second novel follows Winter to a temptation-packed purgatory where she must surrender the avarice, lust, and ego that have defined her existence. In Life After Death, published last week, Sister Souljah continues to explore the vices that ensnare Winter and materialistic young people like her. Now, 22 years later, a new sequel finds Winter ready to reclaim the life that should have been hers all along-but not without facing unexpected hurdles. By the book’s end, Winter is serving 15 years in prison. She even meets-and ignores the advice of-a fictionalized version of Sister Souljah, who appears as something of a role model to the wayward teen. The novel vividly details how Winter’s hubris and greed, two other heirlooms passed down from her drug-dealing father, led to her undoing. “It was important for me to know I deserved the best, no slum jewelry, cheap shoes, or knock-off designer stuff, only the real thing.”
Practical considerations, such as whether her infant fingers could even hold up the rings, mattered less to the Brooklyn-raised diva than the shine. “The same night I got home my pops gave me a diamond ring set in 24-karat gold,” Winter Santiaga says. OL22060839W Page_number_confidence 97.26 Pages 550 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.14 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210705141627 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 813 Scandate 20210702001002 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781439555811 Tts_version 4.From the first pages of Sister Souljah’s 1999 debut novel, The Coldest Winter Ever, the teenage protagonist declares that she’s been a style icon since birth. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:01:01 Boxid IA40164802 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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