Natural beauty : a novel
Huang, Ling Ling, 1989-2025
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Our narrator is the youngest student at the Conservatory. But when an accident leaves her parents debilitated, she abandons her future as a pianist and accepts a job at a high-end beauty and wellness store in New York City. Holistik is known for its remarkable products and outrageous procedures: remoras that suck cheap Botox from the body, eyelash extensions made of spider silk, emotional support ducklings bred to imprint on their owners. Every product is ethically sourced and made with nothing but the highest quality ingredients. Our narrator's new job is a coveted one among New York's beauty-obsessed, and it affords her entry into a new world of privilege. She becomes transfixed by Helen - a model, and the niece of Holistik's charismatic owner - and the two strike up a close friendship that hazily veers into more. But beneath these creams and tinctures lies something sinister.
Main title:
Natural beauty : a novel / Ling Ling Huang.
Author:
Huang, Ling Ling, 1989-, author
Imprint:
London : Canelo Horror, 2025.
Collation:
288 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Dutton, 2023.
ISBN:
9781804369876 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Related title:
Natural Beauty [electronic resource] : 'A sinister and entertaining exploration of toxic beauty culture and capitalism' Guardian
Subject:
BRN:
5480497