{"product_id":"selfried-and-the-secrets-amanda-sterczyk-9798632939379","title":"selfried and the secrets","description":"\u003cb\u003eFive million followers. One fake life. Four resentful employees ready to burn it all to the ground.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the online world, \u003cb\u003eSelfried\u003c\/b\u003e is the ultimate influencer: a flawless brand with a devoted spouse, an adorable child, and a luxurious home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn reality, she is Linda Schlumpsky, a woman hiding in a warehouse in the middle of nowhere. Her \"home\" is a stage set. Her \"family\" are actors hired off the street. Her \"perfect body\" is maintained by starvation and secret surgeries. And she hates every single one of her \"mindless sheep\" followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the facade is cracking. Facing a do-or-die deadline to hit Black Friday sales targets or lose her funding, the pressure is on. Unfortunately for Selfried, she isn't the only one keeping secrets. Her \"loyal\" staff has reached their breaking point, and they are ready to go off-script: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Guard: \u003c\/b\u003e A private investigator who buried Linda's past-and is now hoarding blackmail footage for his own insurance policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Spouse: \u003c\/b\u003e A hired actor carrying a secret pregnancy and a hidden camera planted in a flower vase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Housekeeper: \u003c\/b\u003e A struggling mother pushed too far, armed with a nanny cam capturing Selfried's most humiliating private moments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Trainer: \u003c\/b\u003e Tired of being a prop for fake workouts, he's preparing a \"special\" spiked drink for the holiday livestream.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Thanksgiving approaches, the cameras are rolling, but the control is slipping. Told through the interconnected perspectives of the people paid to maintain the lie, \u003cb\u003eSelfried and the Secrets\u003c\/b\u003e is a biting, dark satire about the curated deceptions we scroll past every day-and the chaotic, vindictive truth waiting behind the filter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngrid Goes West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Sterczyk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798632939379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Amanda Sterczyk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487289454847,"sku":"9798632939379","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc3668bc-34cb-4d43-b8b6-cd4359dad624.jpg?v=1778059572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selfried-and-the-secrets-amanda-sterczyk-9798632939379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}