Book of the Week:The Dirty Girls Social Club by: Alisa Valdes-Rodriquez
I love this author's writing style. She certainly has a sense of humor.
The Dirty Girls Social Club tells the story of six Latina women in their late 20s who met at Boston University as freshmen. Their Buena Sucia "Dirty Girls" Social Club still meets twice a year. The book takes us on a journey into their lives, each chapter is written in one character's perspective. This was an interesting way to move along the story, you were not left wondering what another character was thinking. It was a very creative way of allowing the personality traits of the characters to emerge, making me feel connected to them. The chapters are laced with the humor and drama of their daily lives that reveals the strong bond that remains between them.
As the book progresses the reader learns more about the characters:
Usnavys: a large woman with Puerto Rican heritage that is the Vice President for Public Affairs for the United Way. She loves to live the good life, being treated like a queen, and expects nothing less from the men in her life; she has a fixation with money.
Sara: a stay-at-home mom to twin 5-year-old boys, she pretends to have the perfect sub-burban life yet lives in the shadow of her abusive, controlling corporate attorney husband.
Elizabeth: a beautiful former runway model turned co-host for a network morning show and finalist for a prestigious national news co-anchor position has a big secret.
Rebecca: a proud direct descendent of colonial New Mexicans she is owner and founder of a popular Hispanic woman's magazine and absolute perfectionist with a broken marriage to a lazy, wealthy man whose parents hate for marrying her.
Amber: a folk-rock en Español singer/guitarist waiting for a big break constantly struggling for success and inner peace.
Lauren: self described "Cuban white trash" that has a tendency to hook up with bad men and drinks too much. She works as a newspaper columnist, and has a mouth that fits her feisty spirit.
Fortune and tragedy befall these women but through their strength and support of one another they manage to find inner peace and balance. After reading this book you may wish you had girlfriends like these ladies.
The Dirty Girls Social Club tells the story of six Latina women in their late 20s who met at Boston University as freshmen. Their Buena Sucia "Dirty Girls" Social Club still meets twice a year. The book takes us on a journey into their lives, each chapter is written in one character's perspective. This was an interesting way to move along the story, you were not left wondering what another character was thinking. It was a very creative way of allowing the personality traits of the characters to emerge, making me feel connected to them. The chapters are laced with the humor and drama of their daily lives that reveals the strong bond that remains between them.
As the book progresses the reader learns more about the characters:
Usnavys: a large woman with Puerto Rican heritage that is the Vice President for Public Affairs for the United Way. She loves to live the good life, being treated like a queen, and expects nothing less from the men in her life; she has a fixation with money.
Sara: a stay-at-home mom to twin 5-year-old boys, she pretends to have the perfect sub-burban life yet lives in the shadow of her abusive, controlling corporate attorney husband.
Elizabeth: a beautiful former runway model turned co-host for a network morning show and finalist for a prestigious national news co-anchor position has a big secret.
Rebecca: a proud direct descendent of colonial New Mexicans she is owner and founder of a popular Hispanic woman's magazine and absolute perfectionist with a broken marriage to a lazy, wealthy man whose parents hate for marrying her.
Amber: a folk-rock en Español singer/guitarist waiting for a big break constantly struggling for success and inner peace.
Lauren: self described "Cuban white trash" that has a tendency to hook up with bad men and drinks too much. She works as a newspaper columnist, and has a mouth that fits her feisty spirit.
Fortune and tragedy befall these women but through their strength and support of one another they manage to find inner peace and balance. After reading this book you may wish you had girlfriends like these ladies.
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