GOTHAM DIARIES

Hyperion. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 1401301193 . 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.3 Inches; 288 pages; auren is trying to be an independent woman by starting her own documentary film company, but it's difficult when you're married to Ed Thomas, one of the wealthiest African-American businessmen in the country-particularly when he seems to have a roving eye. Manny is an up-and-coming gay real estate agent who arrived in Manhattan from Alabama with only the clothes on his back. He's made his way to the top of his profession-yet he still wants more and is intent on charming his way into riches to keep his gorgeous live-in boyfriend happy. Tandy is one of the powerful 'ladies who lunch' until her husband's death reveals his shocking financial problems. Now, she's desperate to reinvent herself and must find a new source of money. In this compelling first novel, authors Tonya Lewis Lee and Crystal McCrary Anthony give us a rare glimpse inside the fashionable and urbane world of New York's chic African-American society and its incumbent scandals, foibles, and skeletons. Gotham Diaries is a gripping novel, filled with fascinating characters and a plot that won't let go. .