Scenes from a Sistah

ANNOTATION

In the spirit of Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale and Connie Briscoe's Sisters and Lovers comes a fresh debut novel of two independent, free-spirited African-American women whose hilarious and poignant misadventures take them from Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta to New York as they seek the promise of real love. 256 pp. Media ads. 6-city author tour. 50,000 print. (General Fiction)

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Serious, striving, upwardly mobile executive Misty Fine almost has it together. She manages millions of dollars in real estate and dazzling executive opportunities with knockout savvy - but hasn't quite figured out how to get the real deal from the men in her life. Her lifelong friend Reesy Snowden is brilliant, up-front - and anything but career-minded. To avoid her wealthy parents' overwhelming expectations, Reesy is perfectly happy careening between underwhelming jobs by day - and exotic dancing by night. In a very '90s world where success doesn't always mean security and Mr. Right is otherwise engaged - or worse - Misty and Reesy know they can always count on each other to tell the truth and "manage the damage" as only they can. But when Misty gets the promotion of a lifetime, and hires Reesy hoping to give her some career direction, neither one is ready for the consequences or their hidden conflicts. And each must decide for herself what they value most - even as they redefine their relationship and their lives in ways both unexpected and hilarious.

FROM THE CRITICS

Miami Herald