Every Exquisite Thing
- Author Laura Steven
- Narrator Felicity Bown
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 14 September 2023
- Run Time 9 hours and 55 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem.
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What to expect
A feminist YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok sensation and author of The Society for Soulless Girls…
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.
Critics Review
A contemporary reworking of The Picture of Dorian Gray, this book shines a light on beauty standards and the pursuit of perfection.- The Observer
u201cA haunting, emotional and sapphic retelling, one which reels you in and doesnu2019t let go.u201d u2013 Paper Lanterns
nPraise for The Society for Soulless Girls n
u2019A twisty, sexy, smart haunting of a book, full of eloquent rage' Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
u2018An intimate exploration of womenu2019s anger, bladed with mystery and sapphic desire. Laura Steven has cut a modern Gothic gem, leaving room for glints of her trademark humouru2019 u2013 Samantha Shannon
u2018A fast-paced feminist horror, that manages to be oh-so-romantic and oh-so-haunting all at onceu2019 u2013 Alexandra Christo, bestselling author of TO KILL A KINGDOM
u2018As seductive as it is sinisteru2019 u2013 Kate Dunn
u2018Dark, clever and filled to the brim with feminist rage, Steven has crafted the sapphic dark academia of dreams u2013 and of nightmaresu2019 u2013 Francesca May
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