Skipping from the present and life as an artist's model to her past as a pawn between her mother and father, this is Jolene's story of changing identity. Always in disguise, as are most of the other characters in this novel set in post-boom San Antonio, Jolene finally comes to terms with herself as a famous replica of another famous model. Disguises, swindles, jokes, flashbacks, and other devices give this novel a decidedly jumpy style. The comedy is slight, the characters slick caricatures, and the plot one long series of escapades. Hearon's dialogue is good, and she captures poseurs to the life, but the overall result is minimal, if briefly entertaining. For fans of the author (A Small Town, Five Hundred Scorpions) and readers who like the Texas style: fast, furious, spicy, but not very deep. Ann Donovan, Central Washington Univ. Lib., Ellensburg
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