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Followers : A Novel

Angelo, Megan. (Author). Cloud. (Added Author).

'Terrific writing.' 'Washington Post 'Dark, pitch-perfect novel.' 'People 'Engaging confection wrapped around a thoughtful critique.' 'USA Today 'Meet an all-too-real nightmare wrapped in an influencer bow...one you won't be able to look away from.' 'TheSkimm 'Followers HIGHLY RECOMMEND BY PEOPLE MAGAZINE An electrifying story of two ambitious friends and the dark choices they make to become internet famous. Orla 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781488051296
  • Physical Description 1 online resource 416 pages
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : Graydon House Books, 2020.

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DEBUT In 2015, Orla wants to be writing literary fiction but instead turns out puffery like her trend piece on the hat that three stars wore to the funeral of a B-list young actress. Her new roommate, Florence, aka Floss, wants to be over-the-top famous but has barely made a low-rent runway. Then Floss persuades Orla that the way for them both to get ahead is for Orla to craft any story, plot any plot, publicize whatever it takes to put Floss gloriously before the public eye, with Orla catching the afterglow. "It's not enough to be talented, it's not enough to work hard," she says to the skeptical Orla. "You have to do anything, everything, and you need to forget about doing the right thing." So Orla signs her pact with the devil. By the 2050s, sponsored folks famous for being famous are sequestered in a California village, their every move spilled worldwide by live camera--they have lots and lots of followers--and we see just how far Floss's conceit (or shall we say deceit) has gone. What's the connection of one 2050s star, Marlowe, to Orla and Floss? And how will their tale turn out? VERDICT An edgy, exciting read, a slap-in-the-face cautionary tale, and future thrills that provide au courant shivers. [See Prepub Alert, 7/1/19.]--Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal