diff --git a/fastapi_tests/app/models.py b/fastapi_tests/app/models.py
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+++ b/fastapi_tests/app/models.py
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+import settings
+from piccolo import columns as col
+from piccolo.engine.postgres import PostgresEngine
+
+from apphelpers.db.piccolo import BaseTable
+
+db = PostgresEngine(
+    config=dict(
+        host=settings.DB_HOST,
+        database=settings.DB_NAME,
+        user=settings.DB_USER,
+        password=settings.DB_PASS,
+    )
+)
+
+
+class Book(BaseTable, db=db):
+    name = col.Text()