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What Pretty Girls Are Made Of

By: Lindsay Jill Roth
Narrated by: Kimiko Glenn
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What Pretty Girls Are Made Of breaks the lipstick seal of silence in this thinly veiled tell-all about what it’s like working in the cosmetic trenches. Roth’s roman-a-clef centers around the indefatigable Alison Kraft, who lands a new career in the cutthroat world of high-end makeup, ensnared under a new boss who could give even Miranda Priestly a run for her money. A boss who secretly wires the office halls, requires coffee in the shade of Beyonce, and locks misbehaving employees in her red Mercedes for drive-by-ambush scoldings. While this cosmetics company doesn’t test on animals, it certainly isn’t cruelty-free.

But beyond the circumstances of Alison’s job, What Pretty Girls Are Made Of brings a new, hopeful spin to the woes of late 20-something life; it isn’t fluff - it isn’t a miracle story. It’s about how this winning modern heroine invents herself; about covering up and wiping away. An act of desperation to achieve inner satisfaction.

What Pretty Girls Are Made Of is honest about its character’s flaws, while also maintaining a fresh-faced outlook at what happens when life doesn’t go your way. For what really is makeup? You’ll find out.

©2015 Lindsay Jill Roth (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

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It’s was a nice walk down memory lane as I had flashbacks to being young and stupidly in love. Ahhh it was a bit cheesy but cute quick listen

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Such a fun listen!!!!

This book flew by! I listened to it every spare minute I had! Highly recommend!

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I really wanted to like this book.

I was initially jarred by the narrators voice but got used to it. Then each time I went back, it would jar me again. The narrator sounds like a teenagers and the story feels as if it was written by one. Couldn’t finish listening.

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