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January 8, 2008

A topsy-turvy ride through corporate America, where the male
is the minority and must face a comedic blend of sex
discrimination and harassment that threatens his sanity.

Michael Forrester, a floundering author, has been reduced to writing articles for a local newspaper under a pseudonym. When the newspaper runs an article he finds offensive to African-American men, he writes a rebuttal, which offends so many women it gets him fired. Michael then sets out to write a book that proves corporate women are just as scandalous, competitive, and insensitive as their male counterparts.

But when he manipulates events to get hired into an office that is staffed by all women, events quickly spiral out of control. As romances sprout like weeds and Michael finds himself fighting for the women he works alongside, rather than against them, the question is whether he will be able to focus on his work, keep his flings a secret, and achieve the success he has always dreamed of.

In turns hilarious, sobering, and eye-opening, The Office Girls tells the story of every woman who works in the corporate world and the challenges they face on a daily basis.


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About the Author

Sylvester Stephens is an author and playwright who performs motivational speaking engagements to motivate youths and encourage literary awareness. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit www.sylvesterstephens.com


Product Details

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Strebor Books; Original edition (January 8, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 159309129X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1593091293
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #451,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Revenge, Friendship and Love, January 9, 2008
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Author Sylvester Stephens penned a novel that gives readers an inside perspective of "Office Girls" from a male perspective. Things are never what they appear to be on the surface, and everyone has something going on in their lives that they keep well hidden.

Michael Forrester is a retired NFL player, turned journalist ,turned novelist who has something to prove to Jaline Dandy; or should I say do to Jaline to get back at her for publicly trashing his journalistic skills. The greatest opportunity presents itself when Michael applies for and accepts a positisn at Upskon where Jaline is currently the manager of the office. The fun begins immediately.

One by one Michael makes friends with the women in the office, and becomes a little more than friends with a few of them, but he keeps his focus on getting revenge against Jaline. He figures what better way to get it than to write a book about women in the workplace who act just like men when it comes to position and power. Little by little he is able to learn the stories of each of the women in the office; where they are from originally, what brings them to Atlanta and to Upskon. What Michael is not prepared for is becoming involved with the Office Girls outside of the office, and ultimately their present lives.

There are incidents of domestic violence, getting to know each others children, and sharing intimate and secret parts of their lives that change Michael from just being the only man in the office to being one of the "girls." The more Michael gets to know the women, the more he learns about them and becomes a loving friend to them all, Ms. Virginia and Cynthia in particular.

I loved the way Author Stephens wrote The Office Girls so that he told how and why the novel was written within the story line; the book was written based on true events and actual people. I recommend this book to anyone who loves to read about office drama and romance.

Reviewed by Sharel E. Gordon-Love
APOOO BookClub
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interestingly Entertaining, October 18, 2011
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As we all know, to be presented to the world by Zane, there has got to be some illicit sexual scenes. However, in addition to that, this book had substance and managed to be captivating, entertaining, heart felt and witty all in the same essence.

We meet Michael, a banished writer from the literary world, who takes a job at Upskon to avenge the slaughter of black men that Jaline, a white upper management woman, wrote in a national paper. Hoping to prove to the world that women can be just as ruthless and power hungry as men if and when given the opportunity to rise to the occasion in the corporate world as well as to gain access back into the literary world, Michael finds himself in the perfect situation: an office where 99 percent of employees are women. However, while wanting to prove a point to the world, Michael proves a point to himself. He finds himself involve in many office affairs, taking on the office girls joy, pain, and drama and initially becoming one of the office girls. But most importantly, he finds himself.

I taught I would not have liked this novel because one: it is not my usual gangsta read and two: chapter one took forever and a damn day to get to the point. However, that is the only slow and boring part of the book. There were some mushy parts but it was not corny, which is a thin line. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will give it a 4.5 in its genre of African American love.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sylvester Stephens' THE OFFICE GIRLS Showcases The Complexity Of Relationships Between Men and Women, August 29, 2011
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I really enjoyed THE OFFICE GIRLS by author Sylvester Stephens, and not just because he uses my name (Cyrus) as the pseudonym of his main character Michael Forrester. Michael finds himself trying to explain how not all black men are the victim of stereotypes and in the process ends up in a situation with The Office Girls, women co-workers who have their own baggage they are dealing with thanks to the relationships and interactions of the men in their lives.

What began as a way of showing that women can be just as trifling as the men they talk about, becomes a journey into the real-life complications of the women he is around and what has made them act and feel the way that they do.

The Office Girls gives us more than just a balanced way of looking at how men and women react in relationships. It also allow us to better understand why some people do the things they do, and what we can do to help them through their situations.

Powerful, funny and at times thought-provoking in its message and delivery, The Office Girls showcases the complexity of all kinds of relationships.
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