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RADIANT SHIMMERING LIGHT

Sarah Selecky

Reminicent of the hit series Enlightened with Laura Dern, RADIANT SHIMMERING LIGHT is a sharply funny and wise debut novel about female friendship, the face we show the world online and letting your own light shine, from the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlisted author of This Cake Is for the Party .

A sharply funny and heartfelt novel about female friendshipand about how, in our online lives, the line between personal empowerment and consumerism is increasingly blurred.

Lilian Quick has looked up to her cousin Florence her whole life. Florence is everything Lilian is not: brave, adventurous, American. They've been out of touch for twenty yearsbut Lilian, forty, single and struggling as a pet portraitist in Toronto, has been watching Florence, who has become internet-famous as Eleven Novak, the face of a feminine-lifestyle empowerment brand.

When Eleven comes to town on a sales tour, she welcomes her long-lost cousin with open arms. Lilian quickly enrols in the Ascendency, Eleven's expensive signature course in spiritual awakening and marketing, and heads to The Temple in Manhattan. Eleven is going to help Lilian build her brand and be her best self: confident, affluent, self-actualised.

In just three months, Lilian's life changes drastically and becomes everything she's dreamed of. But is it everything she wants? And can she really trust Eleven?

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Book Published 2018-04-01 by Harper Collins Canada

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Selecky's biting, tragicomic first novel is an insider look at the intersection between the sincerity of belief and the commodification of aspiration . . . [Her] deadpan tone, punchy writing, and vivid characters transport readers to a specific, highly diverting world that hits close to the bone and sparks the self-reflection it's spoofing.

Text Publishing

"I'm delighted to share the sensational news that Sarah Selecky's incredible debut novel RADIANT SHIMMERING LIGHT has been bought by HBO! Amy Adams is attached to star and produce with her company Bond alongside original producer, Muse Entertainment. Stephanie Kornick of Transparent is adapting as showrunner!"

TV series deal with Muse Entertainment, based in LA. They are aiming to do this as a limited series, reminiscent of the hit series Enlightenment with Laura Dern and for fans of Big Little Lies.

"The author explores the power and distraction of social media, the paths to creativity, and how intense devotion to a cause can either consume one's identity or allow one to flourish, resulting in a searing look at mass marketoriented transformation.

Wizard Media Limited

Selecky bucks expectations in her satirical portrait . . . [She] finds plenty to make fun of in this ridiculous-yet frighteningly familiar-world. -Entertainment Weekly

Muse Entertainment Stephanie Kornick (Transparent) is attached to write the series adaptation. Muse Entertainment's Joel Rice, Michael Prupas, and Lydia Storie will serve as executive producers. Meghan Mathes Jacobs will serve as co-producer. At Muse Entertainment we are always drawn to stories that resonate, and now could not be a more perfect time to embrace the journeys of two complex, fascinating women who seek to balance financial success with personal fulfillment in a very 21st century way, said Rice, president of Muse USA. We're excited to bring Selecky's dynamic characters to life. Read more...

Blackstone

Selecky's vivid, smartly satirical tale will make you feel like you've fallen into an exquisite painting, a women's empowerment cult and a midlife crisis all at once. People Magazine

If you've ever fallen asleep during savasana in yoga class or gotten a headache from your essential-oil mix, Sarah Selecky's hilarious debut novel about self-help gurus and the people who follow them is for you . . . There's plenty of laughs-but lots of truth, too. -Washington Post

Bloomsbury

But Selecky refuses to work strictly in tropes. What begins as a killer satire opens up to some messy ideas: Spiritual teachings can be mostly bunk but partly useful. Women are easy marks but that's because they are rightfully hungry for empowerment. And Lilian herself has strange and lovely depths that she manages to plumb thanks toor in spite ofthe work. A funny, tender, gimlet-eyed dive into the cult of self-improvement.

[A] hilarious book that pokes much-needed fun at the world of #blessed empowerment events. New York Post