The God of Good Looks

Breanne Mc Ivor 지음

Penguin Books Ltd 2023년 05월 16일 출간

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'Phenomenal! A book worthy of a standing ovation. I will never forget how this novel made me feel. It's effortlessly beautiful' LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN, author of Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?'A dazzling delight ... I didn't want it to end!' COCO MELLORS, author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein-----Sometimes you need to clash to make an impact.Bianca Bridge is like an eyeshadow palette. She's a vibrant kaleidoscope of big personality and even bigger dreams, with a tendency towards messiness and fallout. Case in point: ruining her career prospects and hopes of becoming a writer by having an affair with a married government minister.Fiercely confident and uncompromising, her tyrannical new boss Obadiah Cortland - makeup artist and legend in Trinidad's beauty scene - is like a statement red lipstick. 'The God of Good Looks' is a facade he has perfected over years of slipping through the island's rigid class barriers, and he knows as well as Bianca that the tiniest smudge can ruin your image. When Bianca's ex threatens both their futures, this clashing combination must find a way to work together to save everything they care about. But might they actually bring out the best in each other?Sparkling, big-hearted and life-affirming, The God of Good Looks is a story about prejudice and pride, the masks we wear and who we can become if we dare to take them off.-----'A glittering will-they, won't-they Bridget Jones re-boot' NIKKI MAY, author of Wahala'Full of characters whose struggles you feel to your bones-and will be rooting for all the way through. Bianca might just be one of my all-time favourite heroines. Fresh, smart, and packed with razor-sharp social commentary-a perfect blend of page-turning and thought-provoking' CAROLINE MACKENZIE, author of One Year of Ugly

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Mc Ivor's debut novel, set in her home country of Trinidad and Tobago and rich in social commentary, presents aspiring writer Bianca Bridge, who rather reluctantly accepts notoriously bossy entrepreneur Obadiah Cortland's offer of a position with a beauty magazine. In the alternating voices of Bianca and Obadiah, Mc Ivor effectively captures a surprising and evolving relationship in a mix of humor and drama. Along the way, she innovatively expands the established tropes of Caribbean literature, cleverly using the beauty industry to challenge conventional notions of womanhood and attractiveness. Trinidad's current social and political reality forms a provocative backdrop as Bianca struggles at her lowest point, professionally and personally, then slowly gains confidence in a tale that tracks the universal theme of female agency in familial, professional, and social settings. Obadiah's character arc, though different, also captures the growing self-awareness of a person who has tackled social hierarchies by concealing his true self. Memorable characters, evocative descriptions, and a well-paced story make this an eminently enjoyable novel.

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저자(글) Breanne Mc Ivor