A top-5 bestseller at Exclusive Books - in two languages - from former Miss Universe Margaret Gardiner. "As lush and luxurious as it is powerful and profound." - LA Weekly To the world, Joey Superstar has it all - the face, the fame, the billionaire husband, the glittering 1980s life of runways and premieres. Behind the flashbulbs, she is coming apart. When her marriage detonates across the headlines and the cracks can no longer be hidden, Joey is sent to a place called The House of Rest - where, for the first time, someone begins to unpick the threads of who she really is. To rebuild, she must face the past she has spent a lifetime running from. She was taught to pretend. She's done pretending. Can she survive her truth? "A vulnerable main character you can't help but feel for." - LoveReading UK Unflinching and unforgettable, Damaged Beauty: Joey Superstar is a story of glamour and grit, self-destruction and survival - and the secret so many women carry alone. "An emotional and immersive narrative that stays with the reader long after the last page." - IndieReader "I looked up and it was the middle of the night - I hadn't realised how long I'd been reading." - Novel Kicks