Seventeen year old, Tianna Harper, never expected to leave Georgia. But after her mother lands a new job overseas, she is forced to leave her small rural town and move up North with her crazy, no-holds-barred, aunt in Brooklyn. Fast paced. Full of life. New York is nothing like back home. And with the help of her cousin, Lavina, Tianna learns to adjust to the new way of life in the busy city. However, everything as she knows it changes, when she meets Damien, a smooth talking, baby faced brother from around the way, who manages to turn her life completely upside down. A coming of age story, compellingly painted with the rich essence of 1970's through early 90's New York, Brown Silk shares the gripping tale of a young girl's journey to womanhood, as she discovers the poignant beauty of love, pain, and self-acceptance.