Carol Alt

An unassuming fictional book about a 5' 11" 120 lb 18 year old Catholic girl who puts her college education on hold to pursue a summer of work as a fashion model. I shouldn't have been surprised by someone as accomplished as Alt, an actual model, writing such an impressive first book but I was. While not written for young adults this is an interesting book written from the main character's point of view. The book ends in Palm Springs at a hotel called Esperanza Hotel but is probably The Riviera. The ending seems planned to be followed by another book covering Melody Ann Croft's success after a big Sports Illustrated photo shoot. Good girl/bad girl foil; rich men who don't know how to communicate; lots of time planning time-consuming meetings with people whose only purpose is to further the models' careers.… (més)