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An NPR best book of the year and recommended by Oprah Daily, Good Housekeeping, Zibby Mag, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, and Katie Couric Media!

""A summer read with bite.”—NPR

Disgraced model-writer Bianca Bridge can’t stand hotshot makeup maven Obadiah Cortland. And he lets her know the feeling is mutual. But when working together is their last resort, they must navigate scandal, revenge, and unexpected affection to unlock the beauty that’s found in redemption.

Getting a second chance is a beautiful thing…

Bianca Bridge is like an eyeshadow palette. She''s a vibrant kaleidoscope of big personality and even bigger dreams, with a tendency towards messiness and fallout. Case in point: losing her job and ruining her reputation by having an affair with a married government official.

Her fiercely confident and tyrannical new boss Obadiah Cortland—a legend in Trinidad''s beauty scene—is like a statement red lipstick. Dubbed the God of Good Looks, Obadiah has perfected his hotshot façade after years of navigating the island''s rigid class barriers. He knows as well as Bianca that the tiniest smudge can ruin your image.

When Bianca''s ex threatens both their futures, they must find a way to work together to save everything they care about. But as they put their differences aside, will they find they actually bring out the best in each other? 

Brought to you by Penguin.A joyously satisfying will-they-won''t-they love story about a young woman finding her feet and forging her own destiny, set against the backdrop of the Trinidadian beauty industry.Bianca Bridge has always dreamt of becoming a writer. But Trinidadian high society can be unforgiving, and having an affair with a married government minister is a sure-fire way to ruin your prospects. When Obadiah Cortland, make-up artist and legend in the island''s beauty scene, offers her a job as a lowly assistant, Bianca reluctantly accepts that working on his beauty magazine is the closest to her dreams she''s going to get. But Obadiah has a reputation for being aloof and tyrannical, and it will take all the strength her mother taught her to endure it.''The God of Good Looks'' may be as fierce as she''d been warned, but there are surprises to discover in Bianca''s new role: unexpected friendships, the art and artistry involved in make-up, and a revolution in her idea of what it really means to be beautiful. Most surprising of all, she begins to suspect there might be cracks in Obadiah''s carefully crafted façade. Could it be she''s not the only one who knows how easy it is to tumble down the social ladder?Sparkling, big-hearted and life-affirming, The God of Good Looks is a story about prejudice and pride, the masks we wear, and what we can become if we dare to take them off.-----''Full of characters whose struggles you feel to your bones-and will be rooting for all the way through. Bianca might just be one of my all-time favourite heroines. Fresh, smart, and packed with razor-sharp social commentary-a perfect blend of page-turning and thought-provoking'' CAROLINE MACKENZIE, author of One Year of Ugly''Phenomenal! A book worthy of a standing ovation. I will never forget how this novel made me feel. It''s effortlessly beautiful'' LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN, author of Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?©2023 Breanne Mc Ivor (P)2023 Penguin Audio