THIS YEAR’S MODEL

Book ID/图书代码： 03540009B32039

English Summary/英文概要： When Lou McCartney, fashion reporter on The Post, finds out that her estranged half-sister Scarlett has gone missing in Japan, she’s left reeling. Scarlett was catapulted to fame as a child model, but ten years later her career has stalled. In a desperate bid for work, Scarlett decamps to Tokyo, where she survives on the dark edges of the industry. Then, suddenly, she disappears. Despite Lou’s complex relationship with her sister, she is determined to find her. She calls upon her best friend, Annie Anderson, a former investigative reporter and editor of fashion bible, Handbag magazine. Combining Lou’s knowledge of the fashion world and Annie’s nose for trouble, the two follow the trail in search of Scarlett - from London to New York to Tokyo. Their search leads them into the darker corners of the fashion world, where they learn that in the ugly business of making beauty, you’re lucky to come out alive.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 当在《邮报》任职时尚记者的卢•麦卡特尼，发现她关系疏远同父异母的妹妹斯嘉丽在日本失踪时，她一下子错愕万分。斯嘉丽曾是一名迅速窜红的嫩模，但十年后，她的模特职业生涯遇到了瓶颈。在万般无助之下，斯嘉丽置身逃到了东京，在那里靠作野模为生。然后，突然间她就人间蒸发了。尽管卢和这个妹妹的关系不和，但她还是决心要找到她。她打电话向最好的朋友安妮•安德森求助，她曾是一位调查记者，时尚圣经《手包》杂志的编辑。结合卢的时尚触觉，和安妮对事务灵敏的嗅觉，二人联手踏上了寻找斯嘉丽的路程，从伦敦到纽约，直至东京。一路的搜寻将这二人带到时尚界最为黑暗的角落，在那里她们了解到这个行业中最为肮脏的生意，而很幸运地全身而退。(sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：Review
’Set in the glamorous fashion world, this is a grown-up, satisfyingly-gritty thriller. I loved it!’---Marian Keyes

’If you fancy equal measures of grit and chick lit, you’ll love this!’---Cosmopolitan.

’Gripping... Drifts between the seedier margins of the fashion industry and the complex relationships half sisters have with their philandering father. Baker’s own experiences of the fashion and magazine industry gives depth to her mixed up women.’---Financial Times

About the Author/作者介绍： Sam Baker英國人，取得伯明罕大學學位後在英國最大的幾家雜誌社擔任過編輯，如《Red》、《柯夢波丹》英國版、《Chat》、《Take a Break》。在成功打造青少年雜誌《Just Seventeen》後，她擔任英國Company雜誌編輯五年。現在是《Red》雜誌總編輯。和丈夫與繼子住在倫敦。
Sam Baker之前著作包括:《THIS YEAR’S MODEL》與《FASHION VICTIM》。

Format:HARDCOVER

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