In My Secret Life
The novel In My Secret Life follows the adventures of Amelia, a freelance art and fashion model who also does adult content. She becomes bored of working for amateur photographers, and so she begins following them in her off time and taking pictures of them. She is searching for meaning in her life and her work, and is also trying to figure out what she wants in a romantic partner, after being single and focused on her modeling for many years. Rife with sex, drugs, and rock and roll, the tag line for this novel is: “Take a hit and follow Amelia on her strange trip.”
Amy Bleu is a writer, musician, social worker, mother, and retired model living in Portland, Ore. Her work has appeared in magazines such as BUST and in anthologies such as Quarter Passed and Flatmancrooked’s Slim Volume of Contemporary Poetics. This is her first novel. After spending several years touring as a musician and freelance model, Amy primarily does her work out of Portland now, providing social services to impoverished adults, and booking live shows for herself and other local and regional musicians. She is currently working on a collection of poetry.
