Synopses & Reviews
Sydney Zamora is fiercely independent, aggressively opinionated, and utterly self-made. Shes reshaped her body (into the perfect sample-sale outfitted size 6, thank you very much), organized a life for herself as a celebrity journalist at hot magazine
Cachet, and strides through the canyons of New York City like she owns them. Theres just one problem: Sydney is so strong that she plays keep-away with men. But now that shes hitting her midthirties, she wants one. Badly. For her birthday, Sydneys sister ambushes her with the services of Mitzi Berman, $40,000 a shot Manhattan matchmaker extraordinaire. Mitzi also has her eyes on Max Cooper, the scion of Harveys department store, the chicest place to shop in America. And nothing could make either Sydney or Max Cooper run faster than Mitzi, with her rules and her Brooklyn accent—that is, if they didnt concede her a point or two. Peopled with vivid, hilarious characters,
Feminista is fast-moving fiction whose themes of independence, image and the com pli - cated relationship between the sexes in the working world recall the best of Rona Jaffe.
Review
"Feminista is smart, hilarious, and totally of the moment. Every feminist fashionista will find herself on these pages, as Erica Kennedy uses wit and verve to take a look at some of the tough decisions women have to make on the road to having it all. One of the most enjoyable reads of the year."-- Rebecca Walker, author of Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence.
"Kennedy tweaks the template to create a beautiful, biracial, brainy heroine, far hipper than chick-lit is used to."--Kirkus Reviews
"This crazed black romantic comedy from journalist and author Kennedy (Bling ) charts the rocky course of Sydney Zamora, a very angry single. The Cachet magazine writer decides, at 33, that she's got to get married before her eggs sour. So her rich sister hires Mitzi Berman, a successful Manhattan matchmaker, to find Sydney's Mr. Right. Mitzi's challenge, as she sees it, is transforming fierce feminista Sydney into a dress-wearing girly girl (says Mitzi: "If you don't make some radical changes in your behavior, you will die alone"). Catching Sydney's eye is the fabulous Max Cooper, the spoiled playboy heir of a department store fortune, but can her politics mix with his background? Truly, their path to connubial bliss is barbed with obstacles, charted with sarcastic glee by Kennedy, a pioneer of chick lit's naughty stepsister--bitch lit."--Publishers Weekly
Review
"Feminista is smart, hilarious, and totally of the moment. Every feminist fashionista will find herself on these pages, as Erica Kennedy uses wit and verve to take a look at some of the tough decisions women have to make on the road to having it all. One of the most enjoyable reads of the year."-- Rebecca Walker, author of Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence.
"Kennedy tweaks the template to create a beautiful, biracial, brainy heroine, far hipper than chick-lit is used to."--Kirkus Reviews
"This crazed black romantic comedy from journalist and author Kennedy (Bling ) charts the rocky course of Sydney Zamora, a very angry single. The Cachet magazine writer decides, at 33, that she's got to get married before her eggs sour. So her rich sister hires Mitzi Berman, a successful Manhattan matchmaker, to find Sydney's Mr. Right. Mitzi's challenge, as she sees it, is transforming fierce feminista Sydney into a dress-wearing girly girl (says Mitzi: "If you don't make some radical changes in your behavior, you will die alone"). Catching Sydney's eye is the fabulous Max Cooper, the spoiled playboy heir of a department store fortune, but can her politics mix with his background? Truly, their path to connubial bliss is barbed with obstacles, charted with sarcastic glee by Kennedy, a pioneer of chick lit's naughty stepsister--bitch lit."--Publishers Weekly
Review
"Every successful woman with an 'S' for single on her chest (and a target on her back) can relate as Sydney struggles with wanting to ‘be the girl and be in constant control. The great thing about this hilarious novel is that Erica Kennedy makes us wonder if that's possible while also questioning whether it's necessary." --Helena Andrews, author of
Bitch Is The New Black"Feminista is smart, hilarious, and totally of the moment. Every feminist fashionista will find herself on these pages, as Erica Kennedy uses wit and verve to take a look at some of the tough decisions women have to make on the road to having it all. One of the most enjoyable reads of the year."-- Rebecca Walker, author of Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence.
"Why can't all women's fiction be as funny, smart and witty as Feminista?"--Anna David, author of Bought and Party Girl
“Kennedy tweaks the template to create a beautiful, biracial, brainy heroine, far hipper than chick-lit is used to.”—Kirkus Reviews
"Feminista is a love story for women, like Sydney, who arent quite sure they still believe in love. A feminist page-turner that will have readers laughing in recognition of the twists and turns of the dating jungle." --Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of Fast Girls
“A story of two people that may be perfect for each other despite their differences set amid the flash of New York City.”—News and Sentinel (Parkersburg, WV)
“Feminista [boasts an] unapologetically ballsy protagonist, Sydney, a writer who finds love almost despite herself.”—www.thefrisky.com
“In turn uplifting, funny, a little sad and always, always entertaining.”—www.bookshipper.blogspot.com
“Erica Kennedy's Feminista is funny, charming, and just possibly too close to home…Sydney is hardly a typical heroine.”—www.opednews.com
“Kennedy jazzes up the chick-lit formula with a cast of colorful characters and plots inspired by TMZ and Page Six…readers will enjoy Kennedys humor (shes a master of the well-aimed zinger) and the fictionalized real-life dramas she inserts in the story.”--Newsday
Synopsis
Peopled with vivid, hilarious characters, "Feminista" is fast-moving novel with themes of independence, image, and the complicated relationship between the sexes.
Synopsis
Sydney Zamora is fiercely independent, aggressively opinionated and utterly self-made. Armed with feminist ideals and a fashionistas sense of style, this self-proclaimed feminista has reshaped her body, staked out her own little piece of Manhattan as a celebrity journalist and only dated men on her own terms. Theres just one problem: Sydney has never really let a man in. And now that shes hitting her mid-thirties, she wants one. Badly.
Enter Mitzi Berman, a $40,000 a shot matchmaker forced on Sydney by her well-meaning sister-with-the-perfect-suburban-life (even if she does have a wife instead of a husband). Sydney is Mitzis most challenging project yet: shes gorgeous but nearly impossible to set up with a man. Mitzi also has her eye on Max Cooper, scion of Harveys department store, the citys chicest place to shop. But nothing could make either Sydney or Max Cooper run faster than Mitzi, with her inflexible instructions and her Brooklyn accent. And they might just wind up running into each others arms.
About the Author
ERICA KENNEDY is a journalist who has covered entertainment and fashion for
Us and
In Style. She lives in New York City and Miami, Florida.