
Influenced : The explosive and conversation-starting book club read from the bestselling author! - Anna Whitehouse
Anna Whitehouse
- Pages · 336 pages
- Publication Date · 09/04/2026
- Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Darkly voyeuristic but with heart - as funny as it is painful and true. We loved it' GRAZIA on Underbelly
'So sharp, so tender... truly excellent storytelling' DAISY BUCHANAN on UnderbellyINFLUENCED [v.]To affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks. Alexandra is falling apart. She's just lost her job, her husband barely acknowledges her existence and her daughter hates her. The only place she truly feels seen, is online. She loves nothing more than the rush of emotion when she sees a blinking notification, a heart on one of her posts. Here, in this filtered reality, this community of women means she doesn't feel quite so alone, after all. Until, one day, everything changes. And she'll do everything in her power to put it right... ***Readers can't wait for INFLUENCED... 'Blown away by the first novel and hoping and praying for much more where this came from! Relatable, well-written, harrowing and gripping reading' ★★★★★ 'Incredible, absolute must read, I can't wait for what comes next!' ★★★★★ 'Absolute killer first novel... more please!' ★★★★★ 'Unputdownable, funny and serious, I can't wait for the next book' ★★★★★
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