The Truth About Beauty
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Ongoing1h 27m
Last published Mon, Aug 19, 2013
Taking the model world by storm, Austin Evans goes from council estate to Hollywood penthouse overnight, getting girls, money and fame - until his mother's suicide. His life soon spirals out of control, turmoil hidden behind the beauty of his face. In a last-ditch attempt to save his sanity, he's sent away to a rehabilitation clinic where he meets Victoria, a blind burns victim, who casts an unwanted shadow over Austin's life. Slowly he starts to salvage parts of his broken self...if there's anything left.
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