Honey

A Novel

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Pub Date Jun 25 2024 | Archive Date Aug 03 2024

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*Named a best book of the summer by PEOPLE, ELLE, PureWow and Our Culture, and a Goodreads Editor's Choice and IndieNext Pick*

A coming-of-age story that follows the meteoric rise of singer Amber Young as she navigates fame in the late-90s and early-2000s era of pop music superstardom

It is 1997, and Amber Young has received a life-changing call. It’s a chance thousands of girls would die for: the opportunity to join girl group Cloud9 in Los Angeles and escape her small town. She quickly finds herself in the orbits of fellow rising stars Gwen Morris, a driven singer-dancer, and Wes Kingston, a member of the biggest boy band in the world, ETA.

As Amber embarks on her solo career and her fame intensifies, her rich interior life is frequently reduced. Surrounded by people who claim to love her but only wish to exploit her and driven by a desire for recognition and success, for love and sex, for agency and connection, Amber comes of age at a time when the kaleidoscope of public opinion can distort everything and one mistake can shatter a career.

With the captivating style of Stephanie Danler’s Sweetbitter and the raw honesty of Jennette McCurdy’s I’m Glad My Mom Died, Isabel Banta’s debut novel, Honey, redefines the narratives of some of the most famous pop icons of the ’90s and 2000s. It reimagines the superstars we idolized and hated, oversexualized and underestimated, and gives them the fresh, multifaceted story they deserve.

*Named a best book of the summer by PEOPLE, ELLE, PureWow and Our Culture, and a Goodreads Editor's Choice and IndieNext Pick*

A coming-of-age story that follows the meteoric rise of singer Amber...


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ISBN 9781250333469
PRICE $27.99 (USD)
PAGES 336

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OH MY GOD??? This was genuinely so good. How is it possible for a story about an up-and-coming pop star in the late nineties to feel relatable to little old me? Anyway, everyone must read this.

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