Vincent Eaton

Vincent Eaton

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VincentEaton is a storyteller in words, images and performance. His novel,SELF- PORTRAIT OF SOMEONE ELSE, was first published by VikingPenguin, New York, in 1989 and was re-issued in 2009. His humorbook, “HOW TO FIND YOURSELF (or a reasonable facsimile)” was alsopupblishing in 2009 by Hidden People Publishing. Hiswork has appeared in The Cortland Review, The Barcelona Review, TheFray, Other Voices Magazine, On the Page, The Wooster Review, TheTonaph Review. Theaterplays have won awards in the USA and Europe, most recently MAX DIX,ZERO TO SIX won best original play (FEATS, Stockholm, 2008) and theGeorgeTaylor Memorial Award inthe UK's National Drama Festival Association Playwriting Competitionfor 2007/2008;BOOM won the Mervyn Brisco award (FEATS, The Hague, 2006), STAY wonbest original play plus Mervyn Brisco award (FEATS, Brussels, 1984);THE MAN WHO WOULD FLOAT AWAY was a multi-nominated, award winning,comedy-drama at the Washington D.C. Theater Festival, 1998). He alsowrites, directs, edits short videos and digital stories, and is avoice actor. Born in California, he is based in Europe.

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</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>

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