| The Dirty Girls Social Club Lib/E Contributor(s): Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa (Author), Keating, Isabel (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0792728939 ISBN-13: 9780792728931 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $43.16 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: Bonded tight since their days at Boston University, six friends from the Dirty Girls Social Club to dish, dine, and compare notes on the bumpy course of life and love. Laugh and cry along with Loren, the reluctant "caliente" columnist for the local paper, who spies on her cheating boyfriend; Sara, the perfect bobo wife and mother, who pays a hefty price for what she wants; Amber, the valley girl, who seeks fame as a singer; Elizabeth, the stunning black Colombian, whose personal life conflicts with her high-profile job; Rebecca, who runs the magazine she created for Latinas while her marriage is falling apart; and Usnavy, larger than life, who seeks a man of fortune at the risk of passing by love. This can't-put-it-down novel is sure to linger with listeners long after the story is done. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Dirty Girls |
| Physical Information: 1.55" H x 7.18" W x 6.46" (0.98 lbs) |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A vibrant and absorbing novel of six friends-each an unforgettable Latina in her late twenties-and the complications and triumphs in their lives. In this heartfelt and absorbing novel, Valdes-Rodriguez opens up the lives of six upwardly mobile Latina friends in their late twenties. These women, who come from widely varied backgrounds, meet at Boston University and, after graduating, reunite every six months to share their stories. Facing the complications and pressures of everyday lives, the Social Club offers a chance to meet regularly, dish, dine, and help each other over the bumpy course of life and love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Keating, Isabel: - Isabel Keating has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards for her audiobook narration and twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actress, she garnered a Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, and a Tony nomination for her critically acclaimed 2004 Broadway performance as Judy Garland in The Boy from Oz. She was awarded the Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress in 2000 for her portrayal of Flora Crewe in Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink. Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa: -Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Dirty Girls Social Club and Playing with Boys, among other novels. She is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist and Pulitzer-nominated former staff writer for both the Los Angeles Times and Boston Globe. She has written and sold pilot scripts to Nickelodeon, NBC, and Lifetime Television, as well as a teen crossover feature film based on The Kindred. |