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Title details for Body Grammar by Jules Ohman - Available

Body Grammar

A Novel

by Jules Ohman
Keylor Leigh
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A coming-of-age queer love story set in the glamorous but grueling world of international modeling—a "terrific debut ... roiling with deep questions of identity and art, love, and the irrepressible need for meaning in life" (Jess Walter, bestselling author of The Cold Millions)
By the time Lou turns eighteen, modeling agents across Portland have scouted her for her striking androgynous look. Lou has no interest in fashion or being in the spotlight. She prefers to take photographs, especially of Ivy, her close friend and secret crush.
 
But when a hike ends in a tragic accident, Lou finds herself lost and ridden with guilt. Determined to find a purpose, Lou moves to New York and steps into the dizzying world of international fashion shows, haute couture, and editorial shoots. It’s a whirlwind of learning how to walk and how to command a body she’s never felt at ease in. But in the limelight, Lou begins to fear that she’s losing her identity—as an individual, as an artist, and as a person still in love with the girl she left behind. 
 
A sharply observed and intimate story of grief and healing, doubt and self-acceptance set against the hyper-image-conscious industry of modeling and high fashion, Body Grammar shines with the anxieties of finding your place in the world and the heartbreaking beauty of pursuing love. 
 
A VINTAGE ORIGINAL

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  • Release date

    June 14, 2022

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593592373
      • File size: 218298 KB
      • Duration: 07:34:47

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 25, 2022
      A young queer woman muddles through romantic relationships and grief while finding success as a model in this perceptive if flat debut. Lou, reeling from witnessing her friend Catherine’s sister drown, postpones enrolling in the University of Oregon and sets aside her photography hobby. Instead, she follows up with one of the many requests she’s had to work as a model, and leaves Portland for New York City. Ivy, her crush, decides to stay behind in Oregon to focus on her music. Unable to confess her feelings to Ivy, Lou cuts off contact despite encouragement from mutual friends to open up. As a model, Lou feels awkward and uncertain, but soon finds her footing and gets over her heartache over Ivy. Not even a tumble during a Chanel show in Paris slows her career ascent, though she’s overwhelmed by paparazzi attention after she starts dating another model. Lou reconsiders modeling, frets about Ivy and Catherine (who struggles with substance use), and begins assisting a photographer as she lurches toward maturity. Ohman captures the uncertainties of early adulthood and queer love with a clear eye, but the thin plot and constrained emotion hinder the impact. Ohman is a talented writer, but this one doesn’t quite work. Agent: Dan Conaway, Writers House.

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  • English

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