But Zena, a former glamour queen herself, has problems distinguishing between glitter and real gold. For Ifa's name means life -- and she'll acquire it... by any means necessary.

The ever-widening gap between Africans and African-Americans -- and the strong but precarious link that bridges it... The unexpected peril of romanticizing our roots -- and the foreigners who represent them... The importance of taking care of others -- without sacrificing oneself... Kristin Lattany weaves these elements into a novel crackling with wit, intelligence, and mischief, and takes political correctness and Afrocentricity and turns them upside down.