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The cover girl / Amy Rossi.
In this dual-timeline debut novel, former model Birdie Rhode is invited to a celebration of her former agent Harriet Goldman's career. As Birdie re-examines her own career and as well as her relationship with Harriet, she also reflects on the romance that she had for four years at age 15 with a famous rock star that changed her life. Perfect for fans of 'My Dark Vanessa' and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780778368267 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 332 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : MIRA, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Subject: | Abused teenagers > Fiction. Exploitation > Fiction. Fame > Fiction. Models (Persons) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Rossi | 31681010431351 | FICTION | Available | - |
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A model comes to terms with the manipulation she suffered early in her career from those she trusted the most. - Harlequin
"Thrilling and glamorous as its runways and backstage parties, The Cover Girl is also heartbreaking and redemptive with an ending that made me cry. Birdie is a singular, unforgettable character whose story encapsulates so much of what led up to the #MeToo movement, and why the movement was so necessary."
âAna Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines
Find them early enough, and they will always be her girls.
Birdie Rhodes was only thirteen when legendary modeling agent Harriet Goldman discovered her in a department store and transformed her into one of Harrietâs Girls. What followed felt like the start of something incredible, a chance for shy Birdie to express herself in front of the camera. But two years later, she meets a thirty-one-year-old rock star, and her teenage heart falls hard as he leads her into a new life, despite Harriet's warnings. Then, as abruptly as it began, itâs over, like a lipstick-smeared fever dream. Birdie tries hard to forget that timeâstarting over in Paris, in the dying embers of the LA punk scene, in Boston at the height of the AIDS crisis. Sheâs not that person anymore. At least, thatâs what sheâs been telling herself.
Decades later, Birdie lives a quiet life. She works modest gigs, takes Pilates and mostly keeps to herself. Maybe itâs not the glamor she once envisioned, but itâs peaceful. Comfortable. Then a letter arrives, inviting Birdie to celebrate Harrietâs fifty-year career. Except Birdie hasnât spoken to her in nearly thirty yearsâwith good reason.
Almost famous, almost destroyed, Birdie can only make her own future if she reckons with her pastâthe fame, the trauma, the opportunities she gave up for a man who brought her into a life she wasn't ready for. Just like sheâs not ready now. But the painful truth waits for nobody. Not even Birdie Rhodes.
For fans of My Dark Vanessa and Taylor Jenkins Reid, this striking debut novel explores the dizzying fallout of being seen and not heard in a high-stakes industry that leaves no silhouette unscathed.
