{"product_id":"9781908318916","title":"A Model Life","description":"Whilst recovering from a canoeing accident in the South of France, and with a promising professional swimming career in tatters, 16 year-old Marion sees an advert that will change her life: Icon models are holding a contest.\u003cp\u003eShe enters, gets whipped into shape by militant stylists, cross-dressing walking experts and chain-smoking make-up artists and manages to win a modelling contract. But when she arrives in Paris to begin modelling, her glamorous ideas are quickly dispelled. She becomes indebted to the agency and struggles to get her first break.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on true events, A Model Life follows Marion's career as she climbs up the modelling food-chain, from dealing with pervy photographers in Paris to trudging through snow to castings in New York, from Armani to Playboy Marion has seen it all. This book is a must for anyone who wants to know what modelling is really like...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe real Marion has enjoyed an international modelling career for over 15 years, including haute couture shows, designer campaigns and TV commercial work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acorn Independent Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043793649904,"sku":"9781908318916","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908318916_p0.jpg?v=1763621766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908318916","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}