Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
From Laura Dave the author of the addictive (Us Weekly), winning (Publishers Weekly) and critically acclaimed bestseller Eight Hundred Grapes comes a new novel about the secrets we keep even from ourselves.
Sunshine Mackenzie truly is living the dream. A lifestyle guru for the modern age, Sunshine is beloved by millions of people who tune into her YouTube cooking show, and millions more scour her website for recipes, wisdom, and her enticing suggestions for how to curate a perfect life. She boasts a series of #1 New York Times bestselling cookbooks, a devoted architect husband, and a reputation for sincerity and kindness Sunshine seems to have it all. But she s hiding who she really is. And when her secret is revealed, her fall from grace is catastrophic. What Sunshine does in the ashes of destruction will save her in more ways than she can imagine.
In our modern world, where celebrity is a careful construct, Laura Dave s compelling, enticing novel explores the devastating effect of the secrets we keep in public and in private. Hello, Sunshine is a fresh, provocative look at a woman teetering between a scrupulously assembled life and the redemptive power of revealing the truth."
Synopsis
"A clever beach bag must-have" (
People) from Laura Dave--the author of the "addictive" (
Us Weekly) and critically acclaimed bestseller
Eight Hundred Grapes--"a smart, fun read about trying to live an authentic life in the age of social media overload" (
PopSugar).
Sunshine Mackenzie has it all...until her secrets come to light.
Sunshine Mackenzie is living the dream--she's a culinary star with millions of fans, a line of #1 bestselling cookbooks, and a devoted husband happy to support her every endeavor.
And then she gets hacked.
When Sunshine's secrets are revealed, her fall from grace is catastrophic. She loses the husband, her show, the fans, and her apartment. She's forced to return to the childhood home--and the estranged sister--she's tried hard to forget. But what Sunshine does amid the ashes of her own destruction may well save her life.
In a world where celebrity is a careful construct, Hello, Sunshine is a compelling, funny, and evocative novel about what it means to live an authentic life in an inauthentic age.