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Kyla Zhao

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English

Headline Accent
28 May 2024

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Adult & contemporary romance; Fiction: special features

IT'S TIME TO SWAP HAUTE COUTURE FOR HTML.

On paper, Zoe Zeng has made it in New York's fashion world . . . but life in the city isn't quite what Zoe imagined.

Her editor at Chic magazine wants to censor her opinions to please the big brands; she shares her 'quaint' (read: small) apartment with three roommates who never let her store kimchi in the fridge; and how is she supposed to afford all the designer clothes on her meagre salary?

When Zoe is offered a job at FitPick - a startup based in Silicon Valley - the salary and office perks are great, but moving across the country and leaving her best friends behind? Not so much.

Taking a leap of faith, Zoe trades high fashion for high tech. But she soon realizes that in an industry claiming to change the world for the better, not everyone's intentions are pure. And with an eight-figure investment on the line, Zoe must find a way to revamp the app's image despite Silicon Valley's elitism and her icy colleagues.

If not, the company's future will go up in smoke - and hers with it.

LEGALLY BLONDE meets SILICON VALLEY in this bold and addictive new novel from Kyla Zhao, author of The Fraud Squad.

PRAISE FOR KYLA ZHAO!

'Immersive, cinematic, and exquisitely fun!'

Ali Hazelwood

'Escapism at its finest. This book will swallow you right up and keep you awake until you turn the last page'

Elena Armas

'As glamorous and page-turning as a glossy magazine, infused with sharp class critique, a vibrant cast of characters, and a poignant emotional core'

Ava Wilder

'Rich with clever charm and scandalous sparkle'

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

'Lush, swoony, and delightfully exquisite'

Amy Lea

By: Kyla Zhao
Imprint: Headline Accent
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781472296993
ISBN 10: 1472296990
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 28 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kyla Zhao had her first women's magazine byline at the age of sixteen. Since then, she has also written for the Singapore editions of Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Tatler. A native Singaporean, Kyla now works in Silicon Valley after graduating from Stanford University in 2021. She's still trying to understand why Californians adore hiking and Patagonia fleeces so much.