By Esther Callens
Newly available in paperback is the fantastic sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever. A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story is Sister Souljah’s profound follow up. Invoking multifaceted characters with defining details, A Deeper Love Inside offers a powerful dose of urban reality.
With A Deeper Love Inside, Sister Souljah revisits the Santiaga Family. This time Porsche, Ricky and Lana’s middle child, is given the spotlight. Porsche did not mind living in the shadows of her beautiful sisters – eldest Winter and younger twins Mercedes and Lexis. As long as they were together, she was happy. But things changed drastically once they got “tooken.”
Now at the age of 10, Porsche’s family is torn apart and she is a ward of the state serving time in a juvenile facility. Longing for the love of her family and the wealthy lifestyle she was accustomed to, Porsche will not let anything stop her from getting back all she lost. A natural born hustler like her father and Winter, she is on a mission to reclaim her rightful status. As Porsche ages, she fights to get her family back, using any means necessary. Offering a provoking come of age story that invokes numerous emotions, A Deeper Love Inside is an unforgettable story—a rare literary gem.
Sister Souljah is a brilliant writer, educator, hip hop artist and activist. She is the voice of the unheard. She is the author of four national bestsellers (The Coldest Winter Ever, Midnight, Midnight and the Meaning of Love, No Disrespect) whose work continues to be used as a teaching aid in high schools and universities around the world. She graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in American History and African Studies. New York is home for her and her family (husband and son).
