About the Book

Hungry Woman in Paris

Writer Josephina Lopez’s novel starts: “This is either the longest suicide note in history or the juiciest, dirties, most delicious confession you’ll ever hear.” Intrigued? A journalist and activist, Canela believes passion is essential to life; but lately passion seems to be in short supply. It has disappeared from her relationship with her fiancé, who is more interested in controlling her than encouraging her. It's absent from her work, where censorship and politics keep important stories from being published. And while her family is full of outspoken individuals, the only one Canela can truly call passionate is her cousin and best friend Luna, who just took her own life.

Unable to recover from Luna’s death, she aches for unrealized dreams, breaks off her engagement, and uses her would-be honeymoon ticket to escape to Paris alone. There she enrolls in a culinary school, meets new lovers and learns to savor life and enjoy a sensual and spiritual reawakening. When she returns home to her family, she finds the kind of life she thought she had lost forever.

About the Author

Best known for co-authoring the film Real Women Have Curves, Josefina Lopez was five years old when she and her family immigrated to East Los Angeles from San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 1969.

Today, the author is a noted recipient of many awards and accolades. Lopez dedications this book include those to her parents who lived their lives as “immigrants with dignity and sacrificed so much to give their children an education and better life” and to her brothers and sisters who “all have become exemplary models of successful American citizens.”

About the Guest Interviewer

Robyn Moreno is the author of the popular style book, Practically Posh: The Smart Girls Guide to a Glam Life (Harper Collins, July 2008). She also hosts of a web series called “Darling Robyn” on The Dell Lounge—a lifestyle site from Dell computers. Robyn is the former host and producer of Morning, Noon, and Night, a talk show based in The Hamptons on the Plum TV Network. She is a former editor and spokesperson for Woman’s Day magazine, and has appeared frequently on The Today Show, The Mike and Juliet Show, iVillage Live!, The Megan Mullally Show, Good Day New York, the CBS2 Early Morning Show, CNBC, Better TV, and NY1. She has written fashion, travel, and lifestyle articles for Elle, InStyle, Glamour, Latina, Woman’s Day, Quest, The New York Daily News, and About.com. Her website is bepracticallyposh.com.