Idol
The must read, addictive book club thriller
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4.1 • 34 Ratings
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- €4.99
Publisher Description
'Totally addictive' JUNO DAWSON
'Completely riveting' FABULOUS
'Glamorous, surprising' MARIAN KEYES
'Utterly gripping. Unsettling' LUCY FOLEY
'An absolute page turner' CECILIA AHERN
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Samantha Miller is everything her fans want to be. Her three million followers hang on her every word - she's an oracle, telling them how to be their best, true selves.
To promote her new number-one bestseller, she's written an essay about her sexual awakening as a teenager with her best friend, Lisa. She's never told a soul, now she's telling the world.
But Lisa's memory of that night is far darker.
It's Sam's word against Lisa's - so whose 'truth' is really a lie?
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'Darkly delicious' ELIZABETH DAY
'Compulsive, brilliant' ABIGAIL DEAN
'Utterly compelling' HOLLY BOURNE
'Clever and beautifully crafted' OBSERVER
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With Idol, Louise O’Neill takes on influencer culture and its tenuous relationship to authenticity and the truth. Samantha Miller has achieved incredible success telling young women how to live better lives and is poised to expand on her three million followers when her account of a teenage sexual experience with her childhood best friend is challenged by Lisa—who recalls the incident as something she did not consent to. As Sam’s public profile disintegrates, she travels back to her hometown to salvage her career and reputation. Incisive and timely, this is a profound reflection on online celebrity, cancel culture, the #Metoo movement, female friendship and envy—and what can happen when you turn yourself into a product.
