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A Glamorous Tragedy

August 31, 2014 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

This YA novel, inspired in part by the life of Edie Sedgwick, follows the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of Addison Stone, an 18-year-old art phenom from Rhode Island who makes a huge splash on the NYC art scene before her untimely death. The story itself is bold and fast-paced (much like Addy) if a bit far fetched at times. Set in the current day, emails, Instagram photos of characters, and pictures of actual art works are peppered throughout the narrative, giving it a surprisingly […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Adele Griffin, art, ElCicco, Fiction, mental illness, new york, ReadWomen2014, suicide, The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone, YA, Young Adult

ElCicco's CBR6 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Adele Griffin, art, ElCicco, Fiction, mental illness, new york, ReadWomen2014, suicide, The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone, YA, Young Adult ·
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