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"SHAKING HER ASSETS is funny, smart, and hugely entertaining." - Jill A. Davis, author of GIRLS' POKER NIGHT "A funny page-turner for the entrepreneur in us all." - Alison Pace, author of IF ANDY WARHOL HAD A GIRLFRIEND "Funny and true to life--a smart and clever read." - Johanna Edwards, author of THE NEXT BIG THING * * *
* * * "Shaking Her Assets," a stylish cut of chick
lit by Robin Epstein and Renee Kaplan...is a breezy bathtub read
about one of those ideas -- you know, the kind that makes you think,
"I should quite this gig and just..."... This light romp through
Manhattan -- with all its art, food and creative energy -- and makes
readers want to hop and train and take a bite out of the Big Apple,
just like the city's newest heroine. * * *
* * * What do you do when you lose your job and your
boyfriend in the same month (after polishing off one too many vodka
gimlets with your best friend, that is)? You reinvent yourself,
of course... * * * * * * The savvy, independent woman chicklit readers
want to identify with is Rachel. She struggles in her relationships
with her family, both envying her married sister and feeling blessed
by and proud of her sister’s family. She... figures out how to run
a business, makes quick smart decisions that further her company.
She demands to be taken seriously and respected, particularly by
her best friend and his fiancée in one memorable restaurant showdown.
Ah, the glory of it! Watching her business savvy is in itself a
reason to read the book though ultimately, it is her entire coming
of age, with her family, friends, romantic partners, and career,
that make this story fascinating. * * * [T]he writing is surprisingly smooth, written
in the first person events in the life of Rachel Chambers... The
book has a likable heroine, and is written in a breezy colloquial
style. Even at the heroine's darkest hours, she keeps a sense of
humor. * * * Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons may be on to something: Life would be much easier if we were all superheroes. That's the premise of Robin Epstein and Renée Kaplan's hip new tome, Shaking Her Assets, which is one part chick lit, one part graphic novel. The story's heroine, Rachel Chambers, is a copywriter who gets mercilessly kicked to the curb by her boss and boyfriend. But things start looking up for Rachel when Zach, a co-worker at her temp job, creates a comic-book superhero based on her misadventures. Marilyn Manizer is a hot-blooded (and just plain hot) superheroine with steel resolve -- and a steel bra. * * * Radio Interview with Dayna Steele, "The Art of Doing Business"
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