The Dirty Girls Social Club - Softcover

"Valdes-Rodriguez' novel delivers on the promise of its sexy title (with a) diverse group of women that defies stereotypes. The book addresses serious questions-prejudice, the difficulty of winning respect from Latino men-but balances them with enough romances...to satisfy any chick lit fan. This is a fun, irresistible debut." --Publishers Weekly

"Valdes-Rodriguez' compelling characters are enhanced by their racial identities but not at all inaccessible to the non-Hispanic...an enjoyable read." --San Antonio Express-News

..".the summer's must-have beach book." --Latina magazine

..".Valdes-Rodriguez has written an incredible first novel, told in six distinct voices and points of view." --Library Journal

..".a heartfelt, fast-moving, and often funny page-turner." --Booklist

"The writing is strong, fluid, and sometimes laugh-out loud funny." --Pioneer Press

"(an) affecting debut that takes a long, hard, and funny look at life in the U.S. for Latina women...an upscale telenovela with well-drawn, charmingly flawed characters from an author who explodes some myths." --Kirkus Reviews

"Dirty Girls sets out to prove Latina can mean anything-black, white, rich, poor, Spanish-speaking, not Spanish-speaking." --The Miami Herald

..".a fresh spin on the best-of-friends novel that's funny, touching, and exhilarating. A winner!" --Jennifer Crusie

..".in the end, it's the complex, finely drawn characters who make the book work." --Rocky Mountain News

"This lively debut novel...reads like the Hispanic version of Waiting to Exhale." --New York

"As a guilty pleasure it ranks somewhere between Valrhona chocolate and Jimmy Choo shoes-I simply could not put it down." --Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt

"The Latina community has a rich new voice and Valdez-Rodriguez is it." --Jeffrey Kluger, coauthor of Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13

"This season's most scrumptious book...a summer must." --Advocate

"Those who liked The Joy Luck Club or The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood will enjoy The Dirty Girls Social Club...It is heartfelt, fast-moving, and often funny." --Oklahoman

"Marked by fast-paced dialogue and a pop-culture sensibility, this engaging novel, each section of which is written from a different woman's perspective, carries an unmistakable message." --Book