A nuanced satire--both hilarious and disconcerting--that probes the blurred lines between empowerment, spirituality, and consumerism in our online lives.
She lives near Toronto..
Her writing has appeared in the Walrus, the New Quarterly, and the Journey Prize Anthology, among many others.
She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States and earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.
But can Lilian trust everything Eleven says? This compelling, heartfelt satire asks us: How do we recognize authenticity when storytelling and magic have been co-opted by marketing?About the Author: Sarah Selecky\'s debut story collection, This Cake Is for the Party, was a finalist for the Giller Prize, shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize for Best First Book, and longlisted for the Frank O\'Connor Short Story Award. . .
Success .
She finally feels seen for who she really is.
In just three months, Lilian\'s life changes drastically: She learns how to break her negative thought patterns, achieves financial solvency, grows an active and engaged online following, and builds authentic friendships.
Eleven is going to help her cousin become her best self: confident, affluent, and self-actualized.
Lilian accepts, moves to New York, and quickly enrolls in The Ascendency, Eleven\'s signature program: an expensive, three-month training seminar on leadership, spiritual awakening, and marketing.
Despite twenty years of unexplained silence, Eleven offers Lilian a place at The Temple, her Manhattan office.
Her estranged cousin has become internet-famous as "Eleven" Novak, the face of a massive feminine lifestyle empowerment brand, and when Eleven comes to town on tour, the two women reconnect.
She\'s working hard to build her brand on social media and struggling to pay the rent.
She paints the colored Light only she can see, but animal aura portraits are a niche market at best.
Lilian Quick is 40, single, and childless, working as a pet portrait artist.
A nuanced satire--both hilarious and disconcerting--that probes the blurred lines between empowerment, spirituality, and consumerism in our online lives
