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092    |fF|aANGELO 
100 1  Angelo, Megan,|eauthor. 
245 10 Followers /|cMegan Angelo. 
264  1 Toronto, Ontario, Canada :|bGraydon House,|c[2020] 
300    380 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
520    An electrifying story of two ambitious friends, the dark 
       choices they make and the profound moment that changes the
       meaning of privacy forever.  Orla Cadden dreams of 
       literary success, but she’s stuck writing about movie-star
       hookups and influencer yoga moves. Orla has no idea how to
       change her life until her new roommate, Floss―a striving,
       wannabe A-lister―comes up with a plan for launching them 
       both into the high-profile lives they so desperately 
       crave. But it's only when Orla and Floss abandon all 
       pretense of ethics that social media responds with the 
       most terrifying feedback of all: overwhelming success.  
       Thirty-five years later, in a closed California village 
       where government-appointed celebrities live every moment 
       of the day on camera, a woman named Marlow discovers a 
       shattering secret about her past. Despite her massive 
       popularity―twelve million loyal followers―Marlow dreams 
       of fleeing the corporate sponsors who would do anything, 
       even horrible things, to keep her on-screen. When she 
       learns that her whole family history is a lie, Marlow 
       finally summons the courage to run in search of the truth,
       no matter the risks.  Followers traces the paths of Orla, 
       Floss and Marlow as they wind through time toward each 
       other, and toward a cataclysmic event that sends America 
       into lasting upheaval. At turns wry and tender, bleak and 
       hopeful, this darkly funny story reminds us that even if 
       we obsess over famous people we’ll never meet, what we 
       really crave is genuine human connection.  
650  0 Social media|vFiction. 
655  7 Dystopias.|2gsafd