Aesthetica
(Book)
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Published
New York, NY : Soho, [2022].
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION ROWBOT 2022
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FICTION ROWBOT 2022
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Published
New York, NY : Soho, [2022].
Format
Book
Language
English
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Description
"At 19, she was an Instagram celebrity. Now, at 35, she works behind the cosmetic counter at the "black and white store," peddling anti-aging products to women seeking physical and spiritual transformation. She too is seeking rebirth. She's about to undergo the high-risk, elective surgery Aesthetica, a procedure that will reverse all her past plastic surgery procedures, returning her, she hopes, to a truer self. Provided she survives the knife. But on the eve of the surgery, her traumatic past resurfaceswhen she is asked to participate in the public takedown of her former manager/boyfriend, who has rebranded himself as a paragon of "woke" masculinity in the post-#MeToo world. With the hours ticking down to her surgery, she must confront the ugly truth about her experiences on and off the Instagram grid. Propulsive, dark, and moving, Aesthetica is a Veronica for the age of "Instagram face," delivering a fresh, nuanced examination of feminism, MeToo, and mother-daughter relationships, all while confrontingour collective addiction to followers, filters, and faux realities"--,Provided by publisher.
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"In a debut novel as radiant as it is caustic, a former influencer confronts her past—and takes inventory of the damages that underpin the surface-glamour of social media. At 19, she was an Instagram celebrity. Now, at 35, she works behind the cosmetic counter at the “black and white store,” peddling anti-aging products to women seeking physical and spiritual transformation. She too is seeking rebirth. She’s about to undergo the high-risk, elective surgery Aesthetica™, a procedure that will reverse all her past plastic surgery procedures, returning her, she hopes, to a truer self. Provided she survives the knife. But on the eve of the surgery, her traumatic past resurfaces when she is asked to participate in the public takedown of her former manager/boyfriend, who has rebranded himself as a paragon of “woke” masculinity in the post-#MeToo world. With the hours ticking down to her surgery, she must confront the ugly truth about her experiences on and off the Instagram grid. Propulsive, dark, and moving, Aesthetica is a Veronica for the age of “Instagram face,” delivering a fresh, nuanced examination of feminism, #MeToo, and mother-daughter relationships, all while confronting our collective addiction to followers, filters, and faux realities."--,Provided by Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rowbottom, A. (2022). Aesthetica . Soho.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rowbottom, Allie. 2022. Aesthetica. Soho.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rowbottom, Allie. Aesthetica Soho, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rowbottom, Allie. Aesthetica Soho, 2022.
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