Laura Steven

Broschiertes Buch

Every Exquisite Thing

Beschreibung

A YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the New York Times bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates. Penny Paxton is the daughter of an icon. Her supermodel mother has legions of adoring fans around the world, and Penny is ready to begin her journey to international adoration, starting with joining the elite Dorian Drama School. When Penny's new mentor offers her an opportunity she cannot refuse, to have a portrait painted by a mysterious artist who can grant immortal beauty to all his subjects, Penny happily follows in the footsteps of Dorian's most glittering alumni, knowing that stardom is sure to soon be hers. But when her trusted mentor is found murdered, Penny realises she's made a terrible mistake - a sinister someone is using the uncanny portraits to kill off the subjects one by one. As more perfectly beautiful students start to fall, Penny knows her time is running out . . . A seductive and searing exploration of beauty, identity, and what the pursuit of perfection can truly cost.

Autor

Laura Steven is an award-winning author and shameless coffee addict from the northernmost town in England. She has published several books for young adults, such as The Society For Soulless Girls, a sapphic horror retelling of Jekyll & Hyde which was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, and Every Exquisite Thing, which reimagines The Picture of Dorian Gray. Her debut, The Exact Opposite Of Okay, won the inaugural Comedy Women In Print Prize, while The Love Hypothesis was optioned for TV by an Emmy-winning team. Her books have been widely translated, and her work has appeared in The i Paper , The Guardian and Buzzfeed. When she's not writing, you can probably find her trail running, reading chunky fantasy novels, baking cookies, playing old men at chess, or ignoring her husband and son to perfect her Stardew Valley farm.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Altersempfehlung: 13 bis 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 137mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781250346797
• ISBN-10: 1250346797
• Artikelnr.: 75240122

Rezensionen

A contemporary reworking of The Picture of Dorian Gray, this book shines a light on beauty standards and the pursuit of perfection.- The Observer

"A haunting, emotional and sapphic retelling, one which reels you in and doesn't let go." - Paper Lanterns

Praise for The Society for Soulless Girls

'A twisty, sexy, smart haunting of a book, full of eloquent rage' Kiran Millwood-Hargrave

'An intimate exploration of women's anger, bladed with mystery and sapphic desire. Laura Steven has cut a modern Gothic gem, leaving room for glints of her trademark humour' - Samantha Shannon

'A fast-paced feminist horror, that manages to be oh-so-romantic and oh-so-haunting all at once' - Alexandra Christo, bestselling author of TO KILL A KINGDOM

'As seductive as it is sinister' - Kate Dunn

'Dark, clever and filled to the brim with feminist rage, Steven has crafted the sapphic dark academia of dreams - and of nightmares' - Francesca May