Size Zero (Visage Book 1)
Description
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>"A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style."</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>
Story Behind The Book
James Doyle grew up in a war-torn Belfast city during the now notorious ''Troubles'' era. He had one love...books. The difficulty was getting them. With little money available to buy them, he had to relay on the public library system...straightforward enough you might think, but at a time when the people of Belfast were at war with one another and lived in completely separate areas - the journey into a Protestant area by a 7 year old Catholic was going to take on epic proportions. A typical journey would involve the skills to weave through riots between youths and the police forces, dodging bullets and petrol bombs as you go. Next was the giant 80 feet high ''Peace walls'' which sparated Protestants from Catholics, and once you pass through the gate...you were on foreign soil. This was no place to be stopped and questioned about who you were and where you lived. You just had to make a run for it and if you were lucky, you made it unscathed. If not, a chase, a beating and even a burning of books. During that time James learned to navigate situations well and he has learned to make survival a priority. This book is a kid's guide to surviving any situation on earth. This is your guide to surviving anything planet earth can throw at you! So, if you think you can handle it, come and join us for the ride of a lifetime!
