Her Pretty Face
CBC Books | Posted: July 31, 2018 7:51 PM | Last Updated: August 9, 2018
Robyn Harding
Frances Metcalfe is struggling to stay afloat.
A stay-at-home mom whose troubled son is her full-time job, she thought that the day he got accepted into the elite Forrester Academy would be the day she started living her life. Overweight, insecure and lonely, she is desperate to fit into Forrester's world. But after a disturbing incident at the school leads the other children and their families to ostracize the Metcalfes, she feels more alone than ever before.
Until she meets Kate Randolph.
Kate is everything Frances is not: beautiful, wealthy, powerful and confident. And for some reason, she's not interested in being friends with any of the other Forrester moms — only Frances. As the two bond over their disdain of the Forrester snobs and the fierce love they have for their sons, a startling secret threatens to tear them apart… because one of these women is not who she seems. Her real name is Amber Kunik. And she's a murderer. (From Simon & Schuster)
From the book
Frances Metcalfe was not the type of woman who enjoyed large parties, especially large parties where you had to dress up in a costume. Given the choice, she would have stayed home and pierced her own nipples with dull knitting needles, but fundraisers for Forrester Academy were not optional. Despite the thirty-thousand-dollar tuition fee, the elite private school's coffers needed regular infusions of cash.
The night's theme was The '80s!
Like, totally come as your favorite '80s pop star!
Frances had taken the invitation literally and dressed as Cyndi Lauper She admired the performer's LGBTQ activism, and Lauper's music had been the soundtrack to a more innocent time. But the full skirt and layers of belts, beads, and scarves may not have been the most flattering choice for Frances's curvaceous body type. With her bright red wig and colorful makeup, Frances felt as if she looked like a cross between a deranged clown and a heavyset bag lady.
From Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding ©2018. Published by Simon & Schuster.