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A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick.
A delightfully sinister story for the influencer age, People Like Her is the twisting, page-turning debut thriller from Ellery Lloyd. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies).
'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' - Abigail Dean, author of Girl A
People like Emmy Jackson. They always have. Especially online, where she is Instagram sensation Mamabare, famous for telling the unvarnished truth about modern parenthood.
But Emmy isn't as honest as she'd like the fans to believe. She may think she has her followers fooled, but someone out there knows the truth and plans to make her pay . . .
'Grabbed me from the first few pages and didn't let go' - Alice Feeney, author of Beautiful Ugly
'Brilliantly original' - Clare Mackintosh, author of After the End
'Deliciously dark and devious' - Red
'Highly recommended' - Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange
'Slick and sharp' - The Times
About the author
Ellery Lloyd is the pseudonym for London-based husband-and-wife writing team Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos. Collette is a journalist and editor, former features editor at Stylist, content director of ELLE UK and editorial director at Soho House. She has written for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times, as well as two travel books. Paul is the author of two previous novels, Welcome to the Working Week and Every Day Is Like Sunday. He is the programme director for English literature with creative writing at the University of Surrey.
Summary
A debut thriller full of unguessable twists and turns.
Foreword
For fans of Liane Moriarty and Lucy Foley, People Like Her is an exciting debut about truth and lies in the Instagram age.
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A great contemporary subject, examining Instagram culture and the consequences of sharing too much of yourself on social media
Report
I couldn't turn the pages fast enough Abigail Dean, author of Girl A and Day One