Overdrive audiobook 3.5 stars

As a teenager I was obsessed with the supermodels of the 90’s and was a magazine whore, devouring the fashion pages and being in awe of all these Amazonian goddesses. I still love all that glam stuff although I have no personal fashion sense at all, hence my admiration! I like to admire from afar without having to go through the fuss myself.

So in making my admission I was interested to read about the undisclosed inner world of a model well known for her turbulent and troubled relationship with Mickey Rourke. Instead I learnt about a misunderstood fragile girl who was thrust into the world of nastiness and of exploitation and abuse at the hands of those who’s business it was to look after her. The misogynistic world of the modelling industry made this a sad and difficult read. This girl was abused so many times, her looks becoming a magnet for these depraved opportunist men. It’s appalling and I love how Carré managed to turn such horrific mistreatment into an empowering spokesperson for women everywhere. Exposing the dirty secrets of the modelling world and also in light of all the accusations of sexual inappropriateness trickling out everywhere I congratulate her for pouring out her truth even if only to serve as a purpose to warn other girls out there from falling into the same traps. Unfortunately for Carré fame came at a cost and hers was a slippery slope down a bad path, making poor decisions that would leave lasting consequences, I do love to see how she managed to identify her part in making those mistakes and then correcting her behaviour to bring in light and positivity and turning her life completely around, finding the inner peace of Buddhism at a time when she desperately needed it, it’s always a reminder that beauty, fame and fortune doesn’t always equate to happiness and a fulfilling life, as demonstrated so evidently within this book.