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The Anti-model Agency, by Nicky Schmidt, is about a model who takes her revenge on our body-conscious society. The summary says: "The moment Dizzy Kane is catapulted from her council estate to the catwalk, she promises herself there is no going back. However, when fate and the urge to feast on fries and booze step in, Dizzy is fired for failing to maintain her size zero figure, losing her agency and rockstar boyfriend along the way. Finding herself back in the airless little flat she grew up in, with a mother completely lacking in boundaries and a geeky neighbourhood boy who only has marriage on his mind, Dizzy sets about taking revenge on the industry that turned its Paris-thin back on her." The Anti-model Agency, originally touted for a 2011 release, is now out in February 2015.