By Paulina Porizkova

An incisive, fantastically written first novel by way of a former twiglet that explores the glamorous and gritty international she inhabitedOnly a handful of girls on the planet have skilled what Paulina Porizkova has -- being whisked away to version in Paris whereas nonetheless undefined, attaining the top of the occupation prior to her schoolmates had even graduated -- and less nonetheless have the perception to catch it on paper.In her first novel, Paulina tells the tale of Jirina. A tall, scrawny fifteen-year-old woman from Sweden, she's even more familiar with name callings and disdain than admiration and affection, no matter if from her classmates or her family. that each one alterations whilst her in basic terms good friend, Hatty, asks to perform her make-up and images abilities on Jirina. nearly prior to she is aware it Jirina is on a airplane to Paris, the place she's going to spend the summer season in a milieu fullyyt alien to her. residing on the domestic of her modeling agency's proprietor and consistently subjected to blunt actual tests, catty and infrequently merciless fellow types, and womanizing photographers -- and, miraculously sufficient, whereas occasionally feeling actually attractive -- Jirina embarks on a trip past her wildest imaginings. among photograph shoots in Italy and Morocco and events with types and musicians, Jirina manages to make a couple of neighbors, fall in love, and, ultimately, believe the very grownup discomfort of betrayal and heartbreak.Told with the grace, simplicity, and accuracy which may purely come from real-life event, A version summer time is either the debut of a particularly gifted novelist and an strangely well-informed glance backstage at a global many folks fantasize approximately, yet few quite comprehend.