Unfollow Me
A Novel
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- ¥2,400
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- ¥2,400
発行者による作品情報
This domestic thriller is a “timely, page-turner of a novel” that examines the terrifying depths of our social media obsessions (Araminta Hall, author of Our Kind of Cruelty)
You can't stop watching her.
Violet Young is a hugely popular journalist-turned-mummy-influencer, with three children, a successful husband and a million subscribers on YouTube who tune in daily to watch her everyday life unfold.
Until the day she's no longer there.
But one day she disappears from the online world—her entire social media presence deleted overnight, with no explanation. Has she simply decided that baring her life to all online is no longer a good idea, or has something more sinister happened to Violet?
But do you really know who Violet is?
Her fans are obsessed with finding out the truth, but their search quickly reveals a web of lies, betrayal, and shocking consequences . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Duckworth (The Rival) makes her U.S. debut with a perceptive domestic thriller. To more than a million subscribers on YouTube, Violet Young has the perfect life a devoted husband, three young children, a beautiful London home, and a thriving career as a "mummy-vlogger." Yet Violet's relatability comes from her admitting "struggling with parenthood, making the wrong decisions." Many women and a few men start their day watching Violet's latest post. Fans go into a tailspin when Violet abruptly deletes all her social media. Avid fans obsess over trying to find out what happened to Violet, especially photographer Yvonne Hawley and single mom Lily Peters. While Yvonne and Lily each make it their mission to investigate every aspect of Violet's life, including stalking her family, they also deal with their own personal issues. The solid plot unfolds through the perspectives of Lily, Yvonne, and Violet's husband each of whom has damaging secrets they want to hide even while putting their lives in the public via social media. Readers will look forward to Duckworth's next.
