This surprise bestseller set in the world of female bodybuilding is "a modern gothic comedy of obsession"-Vanity Fair "A compelling novel that explores a dark and troubling world . . . A talented writer with a sharp, distinctive voice." - Carrie Fisher "A dazzling first novel-entirely original, dizzyingly controlled, all ice-cool momentum on the surface and all shock below." - Joan Didion Aurora Jeanine Johnson is an unwed mother from Savannah, Georgia, desperate to sculpt a new life-and a new body-in California, where the ...
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This surprise bestseller set in the world of female bodybuilding is "a modern gothic comedy of obsession"-Vanity Fair "A compelling novel that explores a dark and troubling world . . . A talented writer with a sharp, distinctive voice." - Carrie Fisher "A dazzling first novel-entirely original, dizzyingly controlled, all ice-cool momentum on the surface and all shock below." - Joan Didion Aurora Jeanine Johnson is an unwed mother from Savannah, Georgia, desperate to sculpt a new life-and a new body-in California, where the quest for the perfect butt or bicep reaches religious intensity. Spending every spare moment training at the gym, Aurora is barely getting by-until she meets the man who will offer her everything she most desires. Charles Worthington is a wealthy eccentric, rich enough to indulge his every decadent whim and fantasy. Aurora is his sexual ideal, the raw material from which he will shape his masterpiece. He will transform Aurora into the woman of his dreams-and fantasies-no matter the cost. To achieve their common goal, Aurora hands over complete control of her life to Charles. He dictates her diet, her lifestyle, her training-and when and how much she'll take of the body-altering drugs he "prescribes" for her. He decides whom she sees and where she goes. And what kinky games of his own devising they will play. For Aurora, everything that Charles asks is a small price to pay to become the woman she's always dreamed of being. Or is it? Chemical Pink is a gothic duet that explores the boundary between obsession and pathology.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Like new. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Stated First Edition March 2001, first printing with full number line in near fine/ very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp, in like new condition, with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has minor shelf wear with a scrach on the back, but otherwise the book is in excellent condition with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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-1. Signed by author Katie Arnoldi on the title page with a brief inscription to the previous owner. Stated First Edition March 2001, first printing with full number line in fine/ like new condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket is clean and undamaged. The book is in excellent condition with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
