Cover Story A Novel
Cover Story A Novel by Susan Rigetti is published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2022 and spans 354 pages. This novel follows aspiring writer Lora Ricci, who, after a challenging year at NYU, secures a summer internship at ELLE magazine. There, she forms a complex friendship with Cat Wolff, a contributing editor and daughter of a clean-energy mogul. As Lora becomes entangled in Cat’s glamorous lifestyle, she is drawn into a world of ambition and deception that challenges her understanding of success and friendship.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of coming of age, family life, and the intricacies of relationships, particularly through the lens of power dynamics and deceit. The story is presented through a unique format that includes diary entries, emails, and FBI correspondence, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary issues such as scam culture. Cover Story delves into the complexities of Lora’s journey as she navigates the allure of a seemingly perfect life while uncovering the darker truths beneath the surface.
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Netflix’s Inventing Anna and Hulu’s The Dropout meets Catch Me If You Can in this captivating novel about an ambitious young woman who gets trapped in a charismatic con artist’s scam.
A Most Anticipated Book by Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, Parade, New York Post, Shondaland, E!, Fortune, PopSugar, and more!
“It’s exciting, it’s surprising, it’s satisfying, it’s darkly funny, and it will keep you guessing.”–Linda Holmes for Today.com
After a rough year at NYU, aspiring writer Lora Ricci is thrilled to land a summer internship at ELLE magazine where she meets Cat Wolff, contributing editor and enigmatic daughter of a clean-energy mogul. Cat takes Lora under her wing, soliciting her help with side projects and encouraging her writing.
As a friendship emerges between the two women, Lora opens up to Cat about her financial struggles and lost scholarship. Cat’s solution: Drop out of NYU and become her ghostwriter. Lora agrees and, when the internship ends, she moves into Cat’s suite at the opulent Plaza Hotel. Writing during the day and accompanying Cat to extravagant parties at night, Lora’s life quickly shifts from looming nightmare to dream-come-true. But as Lora is drawn into Cat’s glamorous lifestyle, Cat’s perfect exterior cracks, exposing an illicit, shady world.
A whip-smart and delightfully inventive writer, Susan Rigetti brilliantly pieces together a perceptive, humorous caper full of sharp observations about scam culture. Composed of diary entries, emails, FBI correspondence, and more, Cover Story is a fresh, fun, and wholly original novel that takes readers deep into the codependency and deceit found in a relationship built on power imbalance and lies.
“[A] page-turner that’s hilarious in its dedication to vamping on viral news stories about real-life strivers and cons from Delvey to Instagram personality Caroline Calloway … a delicious read.”–TIME magazine
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