Synopses & Reviews
An uplifting story about finding true love and a true voicewith a fresh spin on
Pygmalionfrom the bestselling author whose novels top 300,000 copies in print.
Yolanda Joe has wowed thousands of fans with her lively storylines and savvy heroines. Now she introduces Imani, a rising star whose dreams and challenges will capture the hearts of thousands more.
Talented, ambitious, and just twenty-two years old, Imani is surrounded by men with advice about her singing career. Her father, who owns a struggling nightclub, sees Imanis future as a chance to fulfill his own failed dreams. Her boyfriend, Taz, is determined to become a mega-producer, with Imanis street rapping as his ticket to fame. But Professor Orenthal Hopson, who teaches in the music department of a historically black college, has his own designs on her: he struck a bet with a colleague requiring him to transform Imani from a hip-hop hopeful into a traditional jazz singer. Like a modern-day Eliza Doolittle, Imani finds herself caught up in a musical makeover that causes her to question who she really wants to become. As Professor Hopson begins to sweep her off her feet, she also has to decide whether to stand by Taz, the man shes cared about since childhood, or let herself fall for the dashing intellectual.
A delight on every page, My Fine Lady presents the dilemmas of romance, family, and career with Yolanda Joes signature wit and flair.
Review
Praise for The Hatwearer's Lesson: "Heartwarming and inspirational." (Black Issues Book Review) Praise for The Hatwearer's Lesson: "Yolanda Joe paint[s] vivid images with her words." (Upscale) Praise for The Hatwearer's Lesson: "Ain't nothing like the real thing ...Warm-hearted country romance." (Kirkus Reviews)
Synopsis
Joe has wowed thousands of fans with her lively storylines and savvy heroines. Now she introduces Imani, a rising star whose dreams and challenges will capture the hearts of many more. A delight on every page, "My Fine Lady" presents the dilemmas of romance, family, and career with Joe's signature wit and flair.
About the Author
Yolanda Joe is the author of The Hatwearers Lesson and the Essence bestsellers This Just In; Bebes By Golly Wow; and He Say, She Say. She is graduate of Yale and of the Columbia School of Journalism and a former news producer.