A Model Summer by Paulina Porizkova
This novel did not get great reviews but if you are a fashionista you will be interested in anything written by a model about the fashion industry. ‘Set in 1980, this smooth, predictable first novel by model, actress and children’s book author Porizkova tells the story of Jirina, who arrives in Paris a beautiful 15-year-old aspiring model. Subject to harsh physical scrutiny; smarmy photographers; long, grueling days; and hostile fellow models, Jirina has to grow up fast or go home. And grow up she does–experimenting with alcohol, drugs, and sex, eventually becoming pregnant.Her drive is palpable and her voice believable, but Jirina isn’t much fun and you can see the plot points coming from way down the runway. Bless.
$16 http://www.amazon.com/ Publisher: Hyperion (April 10, 2007
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