{"product_id":"sheer-hardcover","title":"Sheer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVanessa Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold over nine charged days, \u003ci\u003e Sheer\u003c\/i\u003e is the gripping tale of a controversial beauty mogul's insatiable ambition and the slippery ground between empowerment and abuse of power. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 2015 and Maxine Thomas, the founder and creative director of the cult makeup company Reveal, has just been suspended by her own Board for a scandalous transgression. Housebound in her New York City apartment, where she awaits the verdict on her future, Max recounts her version of the events that have brought her to this moment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom her start as a precocious suburban child in the eighties to her decades as a workaholic visionary, Max proselytizes a sheer, dewy look--cosmetics through a female gaze--all while battling sexist investors, the whiplash of cultural change, and the mounting pressure to keep her sexuality a secret. But when Max's story catches up to her present, she must contend with the cost of true transparency. Who has she become in her relentless pursuit of success? And what will happen if she loses it all?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanessa Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and native New Yorker. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eEllipses\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a best book of 2024 by \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and a most anticipated book of the year by \u003ci\u003eELLE, Electric Literature, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e. For nearly two decades she covered the arts, fashion, beauty, design, and New York society as a staff writer for publications including \u003ci\u003eWomen's Wear Daily \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a BA in history from Yale University and an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 9.21 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987640877357,"sku":"9780593854860","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/naCPixh929780593854860.webp?v=1776183184","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/sheer-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}