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Highlights
- Heathers meets The Stepford Wives in this creepy and frighteningly funny dark thriller about a woman who will do anything to find her missing sister.
- Author(s): Elizabeth Rose Quinn
- 285 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Psychological
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Book Synopsis
Heathers meets The Stepford Wives in this creepy and frighteningly funny dark thriller about a woman who will do anything to find her missing sister. Even pretend to be one of them.
After her twin sister, Chiara, goes missing at a mom-fluencer weekend, Adrienne Shaw will find her no matter what it takes. They may have been on the outs, but no one comes for her sister and gets away with it.
It's been a year, the authorities have no answers, and her brother-in-law is useless in the matter. It's time for Adrienne to take the case into her own hands. Following in Chiara's last footsteps, Adrienne goes undercover, infiltrating the same influencer retreat as the last thing she wants to be: an Instamommy.
The remote ranch in Northern California is certainly welcoming--in a cult-adjacent kind of way. A charismatic leader, communal crafts, fixed smiles--and a lot of dead eyes.
Going on gut instinct and chasing a wild theory--that Chiara came here and never left--Adrienne is determined to uncover the truth before the too-perfect-to-believe women figure out who Adrienne really is: a threat to be eliminated.
Review Quotes
"In the glittering world of influencers, perfection is the currency and authenticity is just another hashtag. But behind the curated feeds and polished captions lies a chaotic battleground where every post is a skirmish in the war for relevance. Follow Me is a wickedly funny, heart-wrenching tale that peels back the Instagram filter to reveal the messy reality of modern motherhood. With biting humor and searing insight, Elizabeth Rose Quinn holds a mirror up to society that simultaneously deifies and condemns mothers. It's a splashy beach-read thriller that's low-key a treatise on how capitalism and influencer culture have co-opted women's agency and identity in the pursuit of an unattainable ideal. This novel is a must-read for anyone who is a mother or has lost someone to the all-consuming vortex of modern mommyhood." --Adele Lim, screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians and director of Joy Ride
"Follow Me is a hilarious takedown of mommy influencers and the mighty rule of algorithms. How far will someone go to stay at the top of your FYP? Elizabeth Rose Quinn's masterful mix of humor and sarcasm makes this the book to read about #momlife. Especially if you secretly hate Insta-mommies. A must-read...I found myself sucked in and couldn't wait to find out what happened." --Amina Akhtar, critically acclaimed author of Almost Surely Dead
"Whip smart, cacklingly funny, surprisingly gutting, and wholly original--this book embodies the very essence of contemporary motherhood, its messy rage and questing hope set against the backdrop of its fraught pursuit of unattainable perfection. I frankly can't believe what Quinn has pulled off here. Comedic horror? Earnest satire? Anti-domestic thriller? Whatever it is, give me more and keep it coming." --Julia Whelan, international bestselling author of My Oxford Year and Thank You for Listening