Secrets of the Model Dorm by Amanda Kerlin - ISBN: 9780743298278
Paperback
A former model reveals all in this "roman a clef" of treachery, drugs, sex, $1,000 bottles of champagne, tears, and high fashion.

Secrets of the Model Dorm

A Novel

  • Paperback

    274 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2007

Summary

Eighteen-year-old Heather Johnston gets the opportunity of her life when she is signed by a premier New York modeling agency. She leaves her small Virginia hometown behind for dreams of Vogue spreads and a luxurious loft overlooking Central Park. Arriving in Manhattan, she is instead given the key to a cramped one-bedroom downtown apartment furnished with bunk beds and IKEA floor samples. Her roommates are exotically beautiful girls boasting a considerable array of vices, including alcohol, c…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780743298278
ISBN-10:0743298276
Author:Amanda Kerlin, Phil Oh
Publisher:Washington Square Press
Imprint:Washington Square Press Inc.,N.Y.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:274
Release Date:1 September 2007
Weight:254g
Dimensions:21mm x 143mm x 207mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Riotously entertaining.”–Nylonmagazine

“Riotously entertaining.”

– Nylon magazine “A breezy, beach-ready read that reveals what it’s really like to be piss poor, underworked, and gorgeous.”

– The Village Voice “Kerlin and Oh treat readers to plenty of sex, drugs, and stilettos in their splashy debut….Juicy fun.”

– Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

Amanda Kerlin

Amanda Kerlin first signed to a top international modeling agency at the age of fourteen, and spent most of her teenage years in Paris, Milan, Cape Town, and New York. She has appeared in magazines such as “Elle, Glamour, Teen Vogue”, and “Marie Claire”; been featured in advertisements for Abercrombie & Fitch and Naturalizer Shoes; and modeled for John Galliano and DKNY. She is now an art history major and lives with non-model roommates in Manhattan.

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