"Social commentary meets thriller in Delphine de Vigan's smart novel which explores the
frightening phenomenon of the 'kidfluencer'" -The Telegraph (5 stars) The first time that
Mélanie met Clara Mélanie was stunned by Clara's sense of authority and Clara was struck by
Mélanie's pink glittery nails which shimmered in the dark. "She looks like a child " thought
the first. "She looks like a doll " pondered the second. These two women both of the same
generation and exposed to the same media throughout their lives could not be more different in
adulthood. Mélanie is a social media superstar broadcasting her children's daily lives on a
family YouTube channel. Clara is a young police officer assigned to the case after Mélanie's
daughter Kimmy is abducted. Traversing the Big Brother generation the social media
influencer generation and right up to the 2030s Delphine de Vigan offers a bone-chilling
exposé of a world where everything is broadcasted and profited from even family happiness.
