I'll Eat When I'm Dead
Autor Barbara Bourlanden Limba Engleză Hardback – mai 2017
PeopleMagazine May Pick
Recommended Reading from theNew York Post
Every weekday morning, as the sun rose above Sixth Avenue, a peerless crop of women-frames poised, behavior polished, networks connected, and bodies generally buffed to a high sheen-were herded by the cattle prod of their own ambition to one particular building. They're smart, stylish, and sophisticated, even the one found dead in her office.
When stylish Hillary Whitney dies alone in a locked, windowless conference room at the offices of RAGE Fashion Book, her death is initially ruled an unfortunate side effect of the unrelenting pressure to be thin. But Hillary's best friend and fellow RAGE editor Catherine Ono knows her friend's dieting wasn't a capital P problem. If beauty could kill, it'd take more than that.
When two months later, a cryptic note in Hillary's handwriting ends up in the office of the NYPD and the case is reopened, Det. Mark Hutton is led straight into the glamorous world of RAGE and into the life of hot-headed and fiercely fabulous Cat, who insists on joining the investigation. Surrounded by a supporting cast of party girls, Type A narcissists and half- dead socialites, Cat and her colleague Bess Bonner are determined to solve the case and achieve sartorial perfection. But their amateur detective work has disastrous results, and the two ingénues are caught in a web of drugs, sex, lies and moisturizer that changes their lives forever.
Viciously funny, this sharp and satirical take on the politics of women's bodies and women's work is an addictive debut novel that dazzles with style and savoire faire.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455595211
ISBN-10: 1455595217
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 165 x 235 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 1455595217
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 165 x 235 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
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Notă biografică
Barbara
Bourland
is
the
author
of
the
critically
acclaimedI'll
Eat
When
I'm
Dead,
a
Refinery29
Best
Book
of
2017
and
an
Irish
Independent
Book
of
the
Year.PeoplecalledI'll
Eat
When
I'm
Dead"delectable."
Wednesday
Martin,
bestselling
author
ofPrimates
of
Park
AvenueandUntrue,
deemed
it
"a
deft,
smart,
and
hilarious
debut."Kirkusnoted
that
"death
by
beauty
was
never
so
much
fun,"
and
the
book
was
featured
inFortune,Us
Weekly,
and
The
New
York
Post,
among
others.I'll
Eat
When
I'm
Deadis
now
available
in
paperback,
and
is
forthcoming
in
Hebrew
from
Matar
Press
in
Israel.
Bourland is a former freelance writer and web producer for titles at Condé Nast and Hearst, among others. She lives in Baltimore with her husband and dog.
Her second novel,Fake Like Me, is forthcoming in June 2019 from Grand Central Publishing in North America and from riverrun abroad.Fake Like Mewas written with support from The Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY, where Bourland was a resident over the winter of 2017-2018.
Bourland is a former freelance writer and web producer for titles at Condé Nast and Hearst, among others. She lives in Baltimore with her husband and dog.
Her second novel,Fake Like Me, is forthcoming in June 2019 from Grand Central Publishing in North America and from riverrun abroad.Fake Like Mewas written with support from The Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY, where Bourland was a resident over the winter of 2017-2018.
Recenzii
"Asmart,
satiricaltake
on
fashion
and
media
thatwill
have
readers
snorting
with
laughter."—The
New
York
Post
"A whodunnit with aDevil Wears Pradatwist...If you love UnReal, then this smart, sassy novel will be right up your alley."—Refinery29
"Sex. Drugs. Dries van Noten.I'll Eat When I'm Deadskewers Tribe Fashion with wit and wicked intelligence. From Finnish toast-only restaurants to kobe-beef hide bikinis and grandiose faux feminism, Barbara Bourland makes you laugh out loud, and keep turning the page. A deft, smart, and hilarious debut."—Wednesday Martin, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Primates of Park Avenue
"A highly polished satire...Hilarious."—Sunday Times
"Let me tell you, contrary to you might have heard, books about fashion can beboth smart and funny. Barbara Bourland's snarky debut novel manages to tackle the politics of fashion magazines, the pitfalls and pratfalls being a social media influencer, and the true dangers of the pressures put on women for their appearances and the very real threats to their mental and physical health. And yet Bourlandwalks the line between serious and comedy so deftlythat anyone who has read a women's magazine or caught an episode of America's Next Top Model will understand the jokes and the lessons without conflict."—Fortune
"A murder investigation hijacked by a hotheaded fashion magazine editor and her posse of party girls, narcissists, and socialites--what could go wrong?...Bourland turns a sharp eye to the politics of women's bodies and work environments in this compulsively readable mystery."—Read it Forward
"I'll Eat When I'm Deadcombinessharp satireof the beauty-and-fashion industry with atwisty mystery."—Tampa Bay Times
"One partdeliciously satiricalsend-up, one part murder mystery,I'll Eat When I'm Deadhad me laughing out loud. Thisbold and wildly entertaining, in-your-face novel signals the arrival of Barbara Bourland asan exciting and savvy new voice."—Sara Blaedel, #1 international bestselling author of The Forgotten Girls
"I can't putI'll Eat When I'm Deaddown, I LOVE it.Biting, funny, and brilliantly subversive; Bourland's debut is likeThe Devil Wears PradameetsAmerican Psycho."—Louise O'Neill, author of Only Ever Yours and Asking For It
"Bourland'sdelightfully snarkydebut leans heavily on satire, poking razor-sharp fun at the beauty industry and the cut-throat world that Bess and Cat inhabit, and some scenes arelaugh-out-loud funny. However, for all the outrageous (and eye-opening) focus on makeup, beauty, fashion, and of course, the desire to be thin, there are tantalizing glimpses of the vulnerability and insecurities beneath the surface. Death by beauty was never so much fun."—Kirkus
"Delightfully, playfully skewering the fashion and beauty industries, this islikeThe Devil Wears Pradawith more feminism, plus murder."—Booklist
"Barbara Bourland deftly tackles body-image issues with wit in this mystery."—US Weekly
"A reckless adventure in the world of starry-eyed models, dubiously sourced drugs, anorexia, and Instagram. But don't let the frills and flashbulbs fool you.Barbara Bourland is here to show you that fashion is a deadly serious business."—Mikita Brottman, author of The Maximum Security Book Club
Asmart feminist fashion manifestopacked with pulpy, sexy, murderous intrigue. Highly entertaining!—Elizabeth Cline, author of Overdressed
"A compulsively readable,satirical romp with a sharp and vicious twist,I'll Eat When I'm Deadis a timely, smart, and perceptive mystery,"—K.J Howe, author of The Freedom Broker
"Funny, fierce, feminist."—Sarra Manning, Red (UK)
"I'll Eat When I'm Deadhad me hooked with its biting satire of the fashion world's dark underbelly. And what a heroine!Anyone who has opened up a woman's magazine and despaired at the content should read this book."—Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Co-Editor of The Vagenda
"Readers will devour this mystery by Bourland. What at first seems a death by natural causes turns into a murder that will have you guessing at whodunit up until the very end. . .A fun, witty, edge-of-your-seat ridethrough the demanding and sometimes dangerous world of fashion.—RT Book Reviews
"Thoroughly modern... stylish.Bourland narrates at a quick New York City tempo, detailing perks, personal connections, and property values, both satirizing and celebrating fashion and feminism."—Publisher's Weekly
"The darker side of perfection is cast under the spotlight [in this]black comedy."—Sunday Mirror
"A whodunnit with aDevil Wears Pradatwist...If you love UnReal, then this smart, sassy novel will be right up your alley."—Refinery29
"Sex. Drugs. Dries van Noten.I'll Eat When I'm Deadskewers Tribe Fashion with wit and wicked intelligence. From Finnish toast-only restaurants to kobe-beef hide bikinis and grandiose faux feminism, Barbara Bourland makes you laugh out loud, and keep turning the page. A deft, smart, and hilarious debut."—Wednesday Martin, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Primates of Park Avenue
"A highly polished satire...Hilarious."—Sunday Times
"Let me tell you, contrary to you might have heard, books about fashion can beboth smart and funny. Barbara Bourland's snarky debut novel manages to tackle the politics of fashion magazines, the pitfalls and pratfalls being a social media influencer, and the true dangers of the pressures put on women for their appearances and the very real threats to their mental and physical health. And yet Bourlandwalks the line between serious and comedy so deftlythat anyone who has read a women's magazine or caught an episode of America's Next Top Model will understand the jokes and the lessons without conflict."—Fortune
"A murder investigation hijacked by a hotheaded fashion magazine editor and her posse of party girls, narcissists, and socialites--what could go wrong?...Bourland turns a sharp eye to the politics of women's bodies and work environments in this compulsively readable mystery."—Read it Forward
"I'll Eat When I'm Deadcombinessharp satireof the beauty-and-fashion industry with atwisty mystery."—Tampa Bay Times
"One partdeliciously satiricalsend-up, one part murder mystery,I'll Eat When I'm Deadhad me laughing out loud. Thisbold and wildly entertaining, in-your-face novel signals the arrival of Barbara Bourland asan exciting and savvy new voice."—Sara Blaedel, #1 international bestselling author of The Forgotten Girls
"I can't putI'll Eat When I'm Deaddown, I LOVE it.Biting, funny, and brilliantly subversive; Bourland's debut is likeThe Devil Wears PradameetsAmerican Psycho."—Louise O'Neill, author of Only Ever Yours and Asking For It
"Bourland'sdelightfully snarkydebut leans heavily on satire, poking razor-sharp fun at the beauty industry and the cut-throat world that Bess and Cat inhabit, and some scenes arelaugh-out-loud funny. However, for all the outrageous (and eye-opening) focus on makeup, beauty, fashion, and of course, the desire to be thin, there are tantalizing glimpses of the vulnerability and insecurities beneath the surface. Death by beauty was never so much fun."—Kirkus
"Delightfully, playfully skewering the fashion and beauty industries, this islikeThe Devil Wears Pradawith more feminism, plus murder."—Booklist
"Barbara Bourland deftly tackles body-image issues with wit in this mystery."—US Weekly
"A reckless adventure in the world of starry-eyed models, dubiously sourced drugs, anorexia, and Instagram. But don't let the frills and flashbulbs fool you.Barbara Bourland is here to show you that fashion is a deadly serious business."—Mikita Brottman, author of The Maximum Security Book Club
Asmart feminist fashion manifestopacked with pulpy, sexy, murderous intrigue. Highly entertaining!—Elizabeth Cline, author of Overdressed
"A compulsively readable,satirical romp with a sharp and vicious twist,I'll Eat When I'm Deadis a timely, smart, and perceptive mystery,"—K.J Howe, author of The Freedom Broker
"Funny, fierce, feminist."—Sarra Manning, Red (UK)
"I'll Eat When I'm Deadhad me hooked with its biting satire of the fashion world's dark underbelly. And what a heroine!Anyone who has opened up a woman's magazine and despaired at the content should read this book."—Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Co-Editor of The Vagenda
"Readers will devour this mystery by Bourland. What at first seems a death by natural causes turns into a murder that will have you guessing at whodunit up until the very end. . .A fun, witty, edge-of-your-seat ridethrough the demanding and sometimes dangerous world of fashion.—RT Book Reviews
"Thoroughly modern... stylish.Bourland narrates at a quick New York City tempo, detailing perks, personal connections, and property values, both satirizing and celebrating fashion and feminism."—Publisher's Weekly
"The darker side of perfection is cast under the spotlight [in this]black comedy."—Sunday Mirror
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'Biting, funny, brilliantly subversive' Louise O'Neill'Highly-polished satire . . .
Hilarious' Sunday Times'Funny, fierce, feminist' RedCat Ono, feminist powerhouse and high-flying editor at RAGE magazine, knows the price of fashion. Her friend - found dead in her office - just paid it. Everyone thinks Hillary dieted to death, but Cat suspects if beauty kills, it'd take more than that.
She's sure she can match the investigating skills of the smart (and conveniently hot) Detective Mark Hutton, solve the case and achieve sartorial perfection.But when Cat goes undercover, she gets in over her head. Soon she's snared in a very stylish web of drugs, sex, lies and moisturizer that will change her look - and outlook - forever.