Fancy

No matter where you are...your past is not far behind.

Fancy is the enticing tale of Maribel, an urban city girl who never had a privileged life but was blessed with two things: beauty and brains. With the help of a new brood of friends, Maribel manages to bury her troubled upbringing and finds herself transformed into Fancy, the city's "it" girl, with a dreamy new boyfriend on her arm. But it's not long before Fancy finds her new sky-high designer stilettos increasingly hard to fill. Helplessly strutting along a path paved with good intentions, Fancy's fairy tale life begins to crumble, one bad decision at a time. With no real friends to turn to -- and having to answer to a frustrated mother who is struggling herself -- an ever-aging Fancy is forced to take a critical look at her life and make some sense of it. And just when she begins to find peace again while revisiting her humble roots, Fancy's past comes back to destroy her.

The author delivers the story of Fancy in an authentic tone that immediately sweeps the reader into the whirlwind life of the novel's misguided protagonist. Taking on the posture of a longtime friend, the reader goes back and forth between feeling pity, anger, and a smug gratification for Maribel's decisions, still finding it difficult to love her any less along the way. This book offers a satisfying glimpse into the "fast life"; but it also serves as a caustic reminder that every glittering champagne bottle isn't always gold, or worth the money. Finally, Fancy is painted through the eyes of a sharp writer who is sure to deliver more quality and page-gripping work in the future.