This Wretched Beauty

This Wretched Beauty was plucked from queer history to land on today’s shelves. Sometimes heartbreaking, often thought-provoking, always beautiful.-Andrew Joseph White, bestselling author of The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Elle Grenier’s spin on Dorian Gray reminded me to find compassion for the parts of myself I’m most ashamed of. This Wretched Beauty is a haunting portrayal of the insidious nature of guilt, but it’s also a reminder that guilt does not need to spiral forever. If you’ve ever looked at yourself and seen only shame, this book may be for you.-Sonora Reyes, award-winning and bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School

Grenier writes with a fearless passion and a devotion to the gothic bordering on the divine, offering bountiful insights into the messy business of being human… The very existence of this book is an act of resistance as surely as being queer in Victorian times or openly trans in the 21st century. And it’s a book our shelves are richer for.-Exquisite Terror

Elle Grenier is a YA author, bookseller, and former theatre kid who lives in British Columbia on traditional Pocumtuc land with their fiancee and their three cats. They started writing at eight years old and never stopped, now striving to write the books they would’ve wanted to see in their teenage years. Elle studied English Literature at the University of Toronto and started their Masters before deciding to focus their attention on writing instead.

When they aren’t writing, you can probably find Elle rewatching the same three shows online, playing around with Taylor Swift covers on their lyre, or lying by the nearest body of water. When they are writing, you’ll likely see them downing several cups of coffee next to a Shakespeare plush for motivation.

This Wretched Beauty: A Dorian Gray Remix is their debut novel.

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