Waking Beauty

Waking Beauty A Novel

1st Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

What would you do if you went to bed ugly, fat, and depressed and woke up the next morning in the body of a goddess?
This is exactly the miracle that befalls Allison Penny, who has spent most of her twenty-two years on this earth in a serious slump (to say the least).

Having long since given up on her life, Allison is stuck in an apartment with an evil sexpot roommate, trapped in a dysfunctional relationship with her alcoholic mother, and miserably working as a cleaning lady to pay the bills. Now, of course, Allison wastes no time in test-driving her new looks, and she experiences all of the power and fun that come with being gorgeous. Men and modeling agencies are falling all over her, and she finally has the con?dence to live her life without trying to disappear into the background. But even for the beautiful people, things can get complicated, and soon Allison finds herself with a whole new set of problems.

Darkly hilarious, engaging, and full of surprises, Waking Beauty is a modern-day fairy tale with an all-too-real moral: No matter how much we hate to admit it, it’s what’s on the outside that counts.

Book information

ISBN: 9781400051069
Publisher: Crown/Archetype
Imprint: Broadway Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 200g
Height: 205mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 15mm