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“… this was a book about beauty, and I wanted it to be very honest.”
In Mona Awad’s Rouge, gothic family-drama meets fairy tale (with a hint of horror) as a young woman navigates the world of youth and beauty in the aftermath of her mother’s death.
Awad joins us to talk about how her obsession with skincare led to writing this book, creating a mother and daughter dynamic, the importance of writing with a distinct voice and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Madyson.    
This episode of Poured Over was produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.          
  
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Featured Books (Episode):
Rouge by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys
Featured Books (TBR Topoff):
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you for sharing this fascinating interview!

[@robertcrusher1972]

A good 2 weeks after listening:
Her book STILL
leaves feelings
of mystique, heavy, wild, mother and daughter tensions, all the best of the performance, (audible) all with a touch of humor, and STUNNING visuals.
Thank you for leaving us these moments and this treasure WITH dashes of horror no less.
I couldn’t not be obsessed. I just couldn’t