Putting Makeup on Dead People by Violi, Jen

ISBN: 1423134818

Author: Violi, Jen

Condition: new

In the spring of her senior year, Donna Parisi finds new life in an unexpected place: a coffin.Since her fathers death four years ago, Donna has gone through the motions of living: her friendships are empty, shes clueless about what to do after high school graduation, and her grief keeps her isolated, cut off even from the one parent she has left. That is until shes standing in front of the dead body of a classmate at Brighton Brothers Funeral Home. At that moment, Donna realizes what might just give her life purpose is comforting others in death. That maybe who she really wants to be is a mortician.This discovery sets in motion a life Donna never imagined was possible. She befriends a charismatic new student, Liz, notices a boy, Charlie, and realizes that maybe he's been noticing her, too, and finds herself trying things she hadnt dreamed of trying before. By taking risks, Donna comes into her own, diving into her mortuary studies with a passion and skill she didnt know she had in her. And she finally understands that moving forward doesnt mean forgetting someone you love.Jen Violis heartfelt and funny debut novel is a story of transformationhow one girl learns to grieve and say goodbye, turn loss into a gift, and let herself be exceptional...at loving, applying lipstick to corpses, and finding life in the wake of death.