Piece of my Heart by Penelope Tree.
I really enjoyed reading this book. This is a new author for me. It was different. I did like the cover and blurb. I did like Ari. I liked the story. The chapters were short and I read this in two sittings. I got into it straight away. It did feel as though I was there watching everything happen. I love that when that happens when I’m reading a book. What a great start for a debut. 5*.
Blurb.
Fame. Money. Beauty. Sex. Love. Ari wants them all. And as the face of the 1960s, they’re hers for the taking. But to find them, she may have to lose herself.
Trapped between the suffocation of English boarding school and a chaotic homelife dominated by her eccentric mother, Ari longs for a different kind of life – one lived in the glamour of London, with the pop stars and fashion icons she adores. It seems impossible until she is discovered by Bill Ramsey – the notorious bad boy photographer of the Swinging Sixties set.
Suddenly, Ari’s life is transformed into a dizzying whirlwind of drugs, photoshoots, and parties, all with the famous Ramsey by her side. The young couple are the darlings of the media. But in the fickle world of fashion, nothing lasts forever – and Ari’s addiction, her eating disorder and her increasingly dysfunctional relationship with Ramsey send her life spinning out of control.
A Vogue cover shoot in Nepal offers Ari a make-or-break chance – not just to revive her ailing career, but to win back Ramsey’s love, the only thing that matters to her. But in the captivating surroundings, Ari finds herself wondering how much more of herself she must lose to keep the things she always thought she wanted
Format – Kindle
Publisher – Moonflower Publishing
Publication Date – 23 May 2024
Genre – Women’s Contemporary Fiction
Author – Penelope Tree
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