GOTHAM DIARIES

Tonya Lewis Lee, wife of director Spike Lee, and Crystal McCrary Anthony, ex-wife of former NBA star Greg Anthony, team up to produce this rollicking debut novel about New York's African-American dog-eat-diva society. With simple, yet dramatic inflection, Pamella D'Pella presents FiFi Pennywhistle, who sets the scene for the rest of the characters, seemingly drawn straight from the pages of EBONY and BLACK ESQUIRE. The painfully naive Lauren and the gay, urbane Manny come alive in D'Pella's careful and loving delivery. When Lauren finally breaks free of the deception surrounding her, the admiration leaking through D'Pella's narration begins to sound like a cheer. K.A.T. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 04/ JAN 05]