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Description

1. 371 pages; 24 cm

Summary

1. "Bianca Bridge has always dreamed of becoming a writer. But Trididadian society can be unforgiving, and having an affair with a married government official is a surefire way to ruin your prospects. So when Obadiah Cortland, a notoriously tyrannical entrepreneur in the island's beauty scene, offers her a job, Bianca accepts, realizing that working on his magazine is the closest to her dreams she'll get. As Bianca begins to embrace her power and creative voice, she starts to suspect Obadiah is not the elite tyrant he seems. She's right. Born in one of the poorest parts of Trinidad, Obadiah has clawed part-way up society's ladder and built his company around his meticulously crafted persona. Now he's not about to let anyone, especially Bianca, see past his facade. When Bianca's ex-lover threatens everything she's rebuilt, jeopardizing all she's come to love about her new life, she's surprised to find support from the most unlikely ally and, finally, draws the strength to fight back like her mother taught her. Sharp witted and fiercely fun, The God of Good Looks alternates between Bianca's diary entries and Obadiah's first person narrative to portray modern Trinidad's rigid class barriers and the fraught impact of beauty commodification. Boisterous, moving, and full of meaty, universally relatable questions, Mc Ivor's sparking debut is an openhearted awakening tale about prejudice and pride, the masks we wear, and who we can become if we dare to take them off."--Dust cover.

Subject

1. Clothing trade > Fiction
2. Cosmetics industry > Fiction
3. Young women > Fiction
4. Adultery > Fiction
5. Man-woman relationships > Fiction
6. Black people > Fiction
7. Poor > Fiction
8. Secrecy > Fiction
9. Prejudices > Fiction
10. Businesspeople > Fiction
11. Young women
12. Secrecy
13. Prejudices
14. Poor
15. Manners and customs
16. Man-woman relationships
17. Economic history
18. Cosmetics industry
19. Clothing trade
20. Businesspeople
21. Adultery
22. Non-consensual non-monogamy
23. Non-monogamy
24. Black people
25. Economic conditions
26. Trinidad > Social life and customs > Fiction
27. Trinidad > Economic conditions > Fiction
28. Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad
29. Trinidad and Tobago

Genre/Form

1. Psychological fiction.
2. Fiction.
3. Novels.

Call number

1. Sc E 23-242

Note

1. "A modern-day Bridget Jones's Diary, this biting, entertaining, and transportive debut novel from award-winning writer Breanne Mc Ivor follows a young woman finding her voice and reclaiming her identity in Trinidadian society, perfect for readers of Such a Fun Age" --Provided by publisher.

Author

1. Mc Ivor, Breanne, author.

Title

1. The god of good looks : a novel / Breanne Mc Ivor.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]

Edition

1. First edition.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Local note

1. Schomburg copy with dust jacket.

Local subject

1. Black author.

LCCN

1. 2022034361

ISBN

1. 9780063278813 hardcover
2. 0063278812 hardcover

Research call number

1. Sc E 23-242