B as in Beauty (Heftet (myke permer))

Alberto Ferreras is a New York-based writer, filmmaker and performance artist. He has directed and produced the critically acclaimed "Habla" series for HBO and his independent film work has been presented all over the world, including at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival. This is his first novel.

Beauty Maria Zavala resents her name, along with the 40 extra pounds she cannot get rid of and simply goes by "B". B hates her size and worse, hates that others judge her because of it. When she overhears her boss criticize her weight and develop a scheme to keep her from being promoted, B feels doomed but things start to look up when B's new tax accountant turns out to be a modern-day fairy Godmother. B's Godmother can't help her lose weight or get promoted, but she can (and does) set B up on dates with rich, successful men. B's dates allow her to feel beautiful and desirable, and so B's journey of self acceptance begins; she finally begins to see herself differently and embrace the body that she's cursed for so many years. With her same ol' curves and a new attitude, B can't help but want to teach her boss--and everyone who has tried to keep her down--a lesson. But does newly confident B seek revenge on her two-faced boss? And what happens when B meets the one guy that she shouldn't fall for? Will B find true love or true disaster?

Debut novelist Alberto Ferreras shares the story of Beauty Maria Zavala, a young New Yorker unable to escape her dead-end job and those 40 extra pounds.