The High Moments
'Addictive, hilarious, bold' Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Adults
by Sara-Ella Ozbek
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Pub Date Aug 05 2020 | Archive Date Jun 20 2020
Simon & Schuster Australia | Simon & Schuster UK
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Description
‘I read this in less than a day – I was obsessed with the insight into the murky world of modelling, and the way Sara-Ella explores the feelings of "other" that can consume so much of our twenties. It's a must-read for everyone who had ever dreamt of being a somebody’ Laura Jane Williams,author of Our Stop
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January 01, 2016 at 9:02AM
NY RESOLUTIONS – THE PLAN
Exercise 6 times a week
Have sex once a month min. (counts as exercise)
Delete Tim's number
Move out of home TO LONDON (career??)
Make more friends
Be better
New Year’s Day is the ultimate cliché for Scarlett:
hangover, check
feeling weepy, check
broken sense of self, check check check
Jobless and stuck living at home with an academic mother who has no time for pep-talks, the one saving grace for Scarlett is that her friend, Billie, still works at the pub down the road. But even the pub is losing its appeal.
Desperate to do something, she moves to London with no plan, no money and nowhere to stay. Unsurprisingly, she finds herself crashing on her ex-boyfriend's sofa with all of her terrible life choices for company.
It's after Scarlett starts interning at a fashion agency that she takes her first step to becoming something - but it's also her first step to becoming something else. Each terrible decision she makes leads to another and her life begins to spiral.
But people are starting to know her; she's starting to become someone. And surely it’s better to be someone – even if it’s someone you hate?
With a vein of dark humour at its core, The High Moments offers an astute, often stark look at the fashion industry and the issues you can face as a woman in your twenties - fans of Girls and Emma Jane Unsworth's Animals will love this.
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What readers are saying about The High Moments . . .
'One of the most seductive and accomplished debuts I have ever read' Laura Jane Williams,author of Our Stop
'I think most women between the ages of 25-35 will see a bit of themselves in Scarlett' Netgalley Reviewer
'I absolutely loved this book' Netgalley Reviewer
'Ozbek's novel centres around the themes of self-worth and self-actualization; contemporary, absolutely engaging and relatable' Netgalley reader
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January 01, 2016 at 9:02AM
NY RESOLUTIONS – THE PLAN
Exercise 6 times a week
Have sex once a month min. (counts as exercise)
Delete Tim's number
Move out of home TO LONDON (career??)
Make more friends
Be better
New Year’s Day is the ultimate cliché for Scarlett:
hangover, check
feeling weepy, check
broken sense of self, check check check
Jobless and stuck living at home with an academic mother who has no time for pep-talks, the one saving grace for Scarlett is that her friend, Billie, still works at the pub down the road. But even the pub is losing its appeal.
Desperate to do something, she moves to London with no plan, no money and nowhere to stay. Unsurprisingly, she finds herself crashing on her ex-boyfriend's sofa with all of her terrible life choices for company.
It's after Scarlett starts interning at a fashion agency that she takes her first step to becoming something - but it's also her first step to becoming something else. Each terrible decision she makes leads to another and her life begins to spiral.
But people are starting to know her; she's starting to become someone. And surely it’s better to be someone – even if it’s someone you hate?
With a vein of dark humour at its core, The High Moments offers an astute, often stark look at the fashion industry and the issues you can face as a woman in your twenties - fans of Girls and Emma Jane Unsworth's Animals will love this.
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What readers are saying about The High Moments . . .
'One of the most seductive and accomplished debuts I have ever read' Laura Jane Williams,author of Our Stop
'I think most women between the ages of 25-35 will see a bit of themselves in Scarlett' Netgalley Reviewer
'I absolutely loved this book' Netgalley Reviewer
'Ozbek's novel centres around the themes of self-worth and self-actualization; contemporary, absolutely engaging and relatable' Netgalley reader
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781471194283 |
| PRICE | A$24.99 (AUD) |
| PAGES | 336 |
Featured Reviews
Amanda C, Reviewer
I really enjoyed this dark and catty look into the world of modelling agencies and the fashion industry although this book should definitively come with a warning that there is a lot of sex and drug use throughout! If I’m honest the characters really aren’t that likeable but regardless I still really felt for Scarlett and her desperate need to be somebody (let’s face it we can all relate to that in some way!) and the writing style was great and had me easily reading well into the night!
A big thank you to Netgalley & Simon and Schuster Australia for this digital copy to review!!
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