Followers: A Novel (Original) (Hq Fiction Ser.)

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FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!“SPECTACULAR” —Publishers Weekly“AN ADDICTIVE TREAT” —Kirkus Reviews“AN INTRICATE AND BRAVE STORY” —Booklist“ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF 2020” —BookPage“If anyone is going to explore a future version of our high-tech, internet-obsessed culture, please let it be Megan Angelo. Followers is pure gold.” —Abbi Jacobson, bestselling author and cocreator of Broad CityAn electrifying story of two ambitious friends, the dark choices they make and the stunning moment that changes the world as we know it foreverOrla Cadden is a budding novelist stuck in a dead-end job, writing clickbait about movie-star hookups and influencer yoga moves. Then Orla meets Floss—a striving, wannabe A-lister—who comes up with a plan for launching them both into the high-profile lives they dream about. So what if Orla and Floss’s methods are a little shady—and sometimes people get hurt? Their legions of followers can’t be wrong.Thirty-five years later, in a closed California village where government-appointed celebrities live every moment of the day on camera, a woman named Marlow discovers a shattering secret about her past. Despite her massive popularity—twelve million loyal followers—Marlow dreams of fleeing the corporate sponsors who would do anything to keep her on-screen. When she learns that her whole family history is based on a lie, Marlow finally summons the courage to run in search of the truth, no matter the risks.Followers traces the paths of Orla, Floss and Marlow as they wind through time toward each other, and toward a cataclysmic event that sends America into lasting upheaval. At turns wry and tender, bleak and hopeful, this darkly funny story reminds us that even if we obsess over famous people we’ll never meet, what we really crave is genuine human connection.
Copyright:
2020

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
396 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781488051296
Related ISBNs:
9781525836268
Publisher:
Graydon House Books
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Copyrighted By:
Megan Angelo
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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