Glamour (On the Runway) - Softcover

Carlson, Melody

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310748879 ISBN 13: 9780310748878

Publisher: Zondervan, 2014

Synopsis

Sink or swim?

Paige’s engagement to designer Dylan Marceau shocks the fashion world. Although Paige appears to be happy, Erin wonders if it’s true love or just a desire for attention and publicity. And as Paige’s love life takes off, Erin is feeling pressure from Blake to take their friendship to a romantic level. Is she ready?

These two very different sisters still have one thing in common―their fashion TV show and all the drama that comes along with it. As they prepare for a trip to film in the Bahamas, the Forrester sisters discover that paradise isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Can they do the right thing in tough situations―and the right thing for each another―in a business that often encourages the worst?

About this title

About the Author:

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books for teens, women, and children. Before publishing, Melody traveled around the world, volunteered in teen ministry, taught preschool, raised two sons, and worked briefly in interior design and later in international adoption. "I think real-life experiences inspire the best fiction," she says. Her wide variety of books seems to prove this theory.

Review:

The fifth volume in the On the Runway Series continues the saga of Erin and Paige Forrester, two teenagers who have scored their own TV show focused on the dynamic and fast-paced world of fashion. While older sister Paige thrives in the spotlight and exudes confidence, the younger Erin struggles sometimes to reconcile her worldly life with her strong Christian faith. Many of Erin's roles---her role in the show as well as in her relationships with her friends, family and coworkers---become a little more defined in this volume. Talk of clothes, accessories and fashion-world intrigue abounds, but it is overshadowed by more personal dramas, including a coworker's battle with cancer and a clash of morals between Erin and Paige, brought on by Paige's decision to allow her fiance to sleep over at their apartment despite Erin's protests. Carlson's plot intimates that while Erin's strident opposition to premarital sex might not be popular, it is certainly prudent, since negative consequences befall Erin's sexually active best friend as well as her sister Paige. Though Erin may know how she feels about sex, there are definitely some moral gray areas having to do with honesty, loyalty and emotional intimacy that she contends with here. Good, clean, didactic fun for readers who like their LA Candy with a strong Christian flavor. -- Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0310748879
• ISBN 13: 9780310748878
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224