Hello, Sunshine

Zusatztext 53034240 Informationen zum Autor Laura Dave is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me , Eight Hundred Grapes , and other novels. Her books have been published in thirty-eight countries and have been chosen by Reese Witherspoon's Book Club, Book of the Month Club, and the Richard and Judy Book Club. The Last Thing He Told Me was chosen as the Goodreads Mystery & Thriller of the Year for 2021. It is now a limited series on Apple TV+, cocreated by Laura. She resides in Santa Monica, California. Klappentext FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME? Best Books of Summer Selection by People, Elle, Redbook , Domino Magazine , Us Weekly, PopSugar , PureWow , InStyle , W Magazine , Harpers Bazaar , Southern Living , Arizona Republic, and Tallahassee Democrat Epicurious Best Foodie Reads Selection Library Reads Pick A clever beach bag must-have ( People ) from Laura Davethe 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 alluntil her secrets come to light. Sunshine is living the dreamshe's a culinary star with millions of fans, a line of #1 bestselling cookbooks, and a devoted husband happy to support her every endeavor. Sunshine Mackenzie has it alluntil she gets hacked. When Sunshine's secrets are revealed, her fall from grace is catastrophic. She loses her husband, her show, the fans, and her apartment. She's forced to return to the childhood homeand the estranged sistershe's tried hard to forget. But what Sunshine does amid the ashes of her own destruction may well save her life. A delightfully addictive page-turner (WMagazine.com) that takes place in a world where celebrity is a careful construct, Hello, Sunshine is wickedly funny and gorgeously entertainingthere is no chance you won't consume this golden summer read in one sitting (Redbook.com). Leseprobe Hello, Sunshine 1 You should probably know two things up front. And the first is this: On my thirty-fifth birthdaythe day I lost my career and my husband and my home in one uncompromising swoopI woke up to one of my favorite songs playing on the radio alarm clock. I woke up to Moonlight Mile playing on the radio (where it is almost never played) and actually thought, as you only would think if you're a total fool (or, perhaps, if you were about to lose your career and your husband and your home in one uncompromising swoop): The world, my world, is good. I stayed in bed, in my fresh Frette sheets (a birthday present to myself), the sunlight drifting through the windows, the air chilly and light. And I listened to the entire song, crooning assuredly through my apartment. Are you familiar with the song Moonlight Mile? It's a Rolling Stones songnot nearly as popular as their ubiquitous You Can't Always Get What You Want or as wedding-song-sticky as Wild Horses. Moonlight Mile is just the most honest rock song ever recorded. I don't offer that as my personal opinion. I share that as fact: an inarguable fact, which you should twist into your brain and heart so that when someone argues the virtues of a different song as the epitome of greatness (prepare for the Beatles, who naturally arise as a challenge to the Stones), you can smile and quietly think, I know better. It's nice to ...

PRAISE FOR HELLO, SUNSHINE

Best Books of Summer Selection by *People Elle Magazine Redbook Magazine Domino Magazine US Weekly PopSugar PureWow InStyle.com WMagazine.com HarpersBazaar.com SouthernLiving.com Arizona Republic Tallahassee Democrat

Epicurious Best Foodie Reads Selection Library Reads Pick

“If her Instagram feed is to be believed, Sunshine MacKenzie has it all. But after a hack costs her her career, husband, and apartment, she heads home to figure out whether her sense of self is permanently lost as well. A clever beach bag must-have that points up the follies of FOMO.”
—People

“Funny, fun, and impossible to put down, Hello, Sunshine tells the story of a YouTube-famous chef whose life seems perfect until she gets hacked.”
—Domino.com

"Dave reveals her skill at crafting deeply flawed yet sympathetic characters and avoids easy resolutions in favor of realizations hard won by the heroine. The settings—both the glamorous Manhattan and Hamptons environs and the restaurant-kitchen intrigues—are engaging...Sunshine’s journey to define herself apart from her Instagram filters and YouTube followers is where the novel shines."
—Publishers Weekly

"Dave creates a resilient, likable heroine whom readers can sympathize with and root for...Sunshine's journey is full of warmth, heart, and enough surprising twists to keep the story fresh. This upbeat, engaging exploration of finding one's authentic self is sure to make some of the "Best of Summer" book lists."
—Library Journal

“Dave’s novel will pull readers in from page one, and Sunshine will have readers in her corner, rooting her on as she uncovers what makes her special in a way that her celebrity life never could.”
—Booklist

"A smart, fun read about trying to live an authentic life in the age of social media overload."
—PopSugar.com

“Bestselling author Laura Dave proves her literary magic once again in her latest summer hit Hello, Sunshine – the absolutely unputdownable novel about a YouTube superstar and her fall from Internet stardom. An enticingly delicious celebration of authenticity, there is no chance you won’t consume this golden summer read in one sitting.”
—Redbook.com

“Wickedly funny and gorgeously entertaining, this is the beach read you need to preorder ASAP!”
—Redbook.com

“Addictive."
—Epicurious.com

"I loved this novel."
—Library Reads

“Laura Dave is a new author for me, and she did not disappoint. I loved this book – compassion, humor, and what happens when we try to be ourselves in world of social media.”
—Grundy County Herald

"Dave's sprightly, effervescent prose style crafts a deeply flawed character who is somehow still lovable and relatable."
—HarpersBazaar.com

"Perfect summer reading...For fans of Confessions of a Shopaholic and Something Borrowed."
—Tallahassee Democrat

"Hello, Sunshine is scandalous, gossipy, fun to read, and as juicy as that slice of fruit on the cover!... If you were looking for your beach read, this is it."
—BookRiot

“Total beach read.”
—PureWow

"[A] delightfully addictive page-turner."
—WMagazine.com

Auteur

Laura Dave is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Eight Hundred Grapes, and other novels. Her work has been published in thirty-eight countries. The Last Thing He Told Me has sold three million copies and is now a limited series on Apple TV+. She resides in Santa Monica, California.

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME​

Best Books of Summer Selection by People, Elle, Redbook, Domino Magazine, Us Weekly, PopSugar, PureWow, InStyle, W Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Southern Living, Arizona Republic, and ***Ta…