by Paula Byrne
First published 2018
Lisa Blaize stands in her new home, watching her husband prepare for his first day as headmaster of a country school. She feels like an outsider here, far from the city life she knew as a teacher and aspiring fashion writer. The small town gossip and classroom chatter leave her restless and disconnected. She finds escape on Twitter, where she can speak freely without the constraints of her new role as the headmaster's wife. The platform becomes her refuge, then her obsession. Her tweets grow bolder and more personal. An online stalker begins following her digital footsteps. Her husband's professional reputation hangs in the balance as her private thoughts spill into public view. Lisa must choose between the intoxicating freedom of her online persona and the real world relationships that anchor her life.
Genres: fiction, domestic-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, social-media, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, obsession, online-identity
Setting: City, Country School
Period: 21st Century
305 pages · Kindle Edition · William Collins
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness