Marlowe Banks, Redesigned Spiral-Bound | 2022-10-25

Jacqueline Firkins

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When her career and engagement crumble, a NYC costume designer heads to L.A. to hide from her failures, but unexpected fame and romance force her to step forward and control her own narrative.

Marlowe Banks' life has come apart at the seams. Her engagement ended abruptly. Her latest costume design was shredded by critics. Her student loans are overdue. Her parents have never been more disappointed. Desperate to hide from her failures, Marlowe flees New York City to embrace invisibility in Los Angeles as a menial Production Assistant on a popular TV show. While sorting socks and taking care of her boss' spoiled Weimaraner, no one can confront her poor artistic choices or the end of her engagement, the end her ex refuses to accept.

When a costume mix-up requires Marlowe to step into in a scene, the camera catches a heated look between her and Angus Gordon, the show's arrogant bad boy, thrusting Marlowe into the spotlight. As the pair is forced together on set, Marlowe learns she's not the only one hiding. Walls come down for both of them, revealing a life Marlowe isn't sure she's ready for, and when her past comes calling, she has to decide if she's going to stay invisible or if it's time for a redesign.

In Marlowe Banks, Redesigned, Jacqueline Firkins wonderfully captures the messiness of failure, forgiveness, and embracing a second chance on life and love.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 1250836506
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.0 x 8.2 inches
Praise for Jacqueline Firkins

"The story effectively strikes a balance between sweet, serious, and steamy (though not explicit), with Harper's sardonic narration adding nice touches of humor. Her anxiety over relationship failure, which she equates with personal failure, is portrayed realistically and with sympathy....(Im)perfectly real and endearing."--Kirkus on How Not to Fall in Love

"[This retelling of Mansfield Park] winningly upholds the spirit of its source material. A well-fleshed-out secondary cast keeps this debut fresh."--Booklist on Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things

"[Jane Austen] would no doubt approve of this retelling's dreamy romance and sly social commentary. A sweet, gentle modernization of Jane Austen that packs a little subversive punch."--Kirkus on Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things

JACQUELINE FIRKINS is a writer, costume designer, and lover of beautiful things. She's on the full-time faculty in the Department of Theatre & Film at the University of British Columbia where she also takes any writing class they'll let her into. When not obsessing about where to put the buttons or the commas, she can be found running by the ocean, eating excessive amounts of gluten, listening to earnest love songs, and pretending her dog understands every word she says.