Seeing how Stalker is always picking up on the beauty industry and the role of mushrooms therein - a new book by Canadian author Mona Awad caught the eye.
“Rouge begins with its heroine, Belle, watching a skincare video at her mother’s funeral; the video is titled “How to Save Your Own Neck”, and it’s one of Belle’s favourites, because she’s a skincare addict. For a trip lasting just a few days, she’ll pack seven zip-lock bags full of products from “bio-radiance snow mushroom mist” to “orpheus flower peptide complex”. Half fairy-tale for adults, half gothic horror, Rouge charts Belle’s near-self-immolation on the altar of beauty”
