Limelight

Buchanan, Daisy

£16.99

Frankie has a love-hate relationship with the spotlight. She secretly craves attention, but she is ashamed of that craving. And after a lifetime of comparison to her perfect sister Bean, she has never felt more invisible. She creates a new her, utterly unrecognisable from the real Frankie. Then the worst happens. Bean is diagnosed with cancer. While Frankie wants to fill the freezer with home cooked food, her mother decides she knows better and somehow launches a nationwide cancer fundraiser, with Frankie as the supportive-sister-spokesmodel. Now everyone has their eyes on Frankie. With her mum and sister no longer speaking to her, Frankie flounders in her newfound notoriety. Feminists and misogynists rage at her online, while she attracts hundreds of new subscribers. Whether they’re demanding apologies or expecting an empowering call to arms, everyone wants Frankie to explain herself.

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Publish Date: 01/06/2023

Description

‘A book to cancel plans for’ BELLA
‘An ode to sisterhood and sexuality… Utterly refreshing’ HEAT
‘Daisy Buchanan writes about all the chaos and conflict of being a young woman’ Red

This good girl is naked on the internet…

By day, Frankie lives an ordinary life: doting daughter, supportive sister, adoring aunt and (mostly) capable colleague. The only trouble is that she also feels invisible.

So by night, Frankie creates her alter ego, uploading risqué photos to a small community of online fans. She becomes sexy, confident and, most importantly, anonymous.

That is, until Frankie’s two worlds collide and she finds herself thrust into the limelight, along with her secret.
Overnight, she becomes both a feminist icon and a target; wanted and worthless; powerful and petrified. Suddenly all eyes are on her.

…but is she ready to bare it all?

Limelight is a funny, touching and provocative tale of sisterhood, sexuality and self-esteem. What would you gain – and lose – by being yourself, instead of who everyone wants you to be?

‘Daisy Buchanan has that special something that makes a wonderful popular fiction writer – acute observational skills, huge empathy and a perfect balance of light and shade.’ Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel
‘Buchanan works through big themes of power, sexuality, friendship and purpose with truly interesting and recognisable characters’ Stylist
‘Daisy Buchanan brings characters to life like no other writer’ Lucy Vine, author of Seven Exes

Additional information

Weight 520 g
Dimensions 220 × 146 × 36 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

369

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K