Followers

by Megan Angelo

Genres: Friendship; Literary Fiction; Women's Fiction; Dystopian; General Fiction

Synopsis

An electrifying story of two ambitious friends, the dark choices they make, and the stunning moment that changes the world as we know it forever

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' 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 — 12 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.

Release date: November 10, 2020

Publisher: Graydon House Books

Print pages: 416

Reader says this book is...: cool gadgets & tech (1) entertaining story (1) future societies (1) great world-building (1) realistic characters (1) terrific writing (1) year's top 10 (1)