<b> SHADOWS OF MEN. </b><br><br><b>The Real Women of New York </b> do not always strut around the city in Manolos by day and sip Cosmos by night. They have <i>real</i> lives, fall in love with the wrong men, suffer abuse and debilitating diseases all the while raising children and holding down difficult jobs. This book is a tribute to many of those women who struggle every day to escape from the <i>shadows of the men</i> in their lives. It is a testimony to power of the female spirit that gives us the ability to live, laugh and love together.