
Beautiful Joy
Vincent James(Author)
Vincent James (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 26. March 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-7365742-8-7 (ISBN)
Description
A girl escapes into a world that loves her-until it asks her to disappear.
Joy has always felt invisible. At school, at home, and even in her own reflection, she learns early that being different means being overlooked, or quietly pushed aside.
When loneliness and cruelty become too heavy to bear, Joy retreats into a vivid inner world filled with animal companions, castles, mirrors, and a version of herself who finally feels beautiful and understood. In this world, she belongs.
But safety has a cost.
As Joy retreats further into this alternate reality, the line between comfort and control begins to blur. The same world that protects her begins to demand surrender of her doubts, her resistance, and eventually her sense of self.
Beautiful Joy is an emotionally intimate work of psychological and philosophical fiction about loneliness, identity, and the search for inner beauty. Blending psychological realism with surreal fantasy, it explores what it means to survive without disappearing, and whether escape is ever truly free.
A stand-alone novel for readers who appreciate introspective coming-of-age stories, symbolic fantasy, and literary fiction that lingers long after the final page.
More details
Edition
3rd ed.
Language
English
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 to 18 years
Edition type
Large type / large print edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7365742-8-7 (9781736574287)
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