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2000: A mum builds the perfect life on Instagram
Family Friend
What you need to know before your trail
Erin lives an idyllic life by the seaside with her baby boy and handsome Australian fiancée. She’s upbeat and happy – a natural mum. At least that’s what her thousands of followers on Instagram think.
In the real world, Erin is struggling with anxiety and finding it difficult to connect with her screaming son. So when a famous agent offers to make her the biggest instamum out there, she’s over the moon. And when Amanda, a family friend who’s visiting from Australia, says she’ll move in and babysit to help make it happen, it seems like the stars have finally aligned for Erin’s exciting new career.
But when a devastatingly revealing video is posted online by an anonymous troll, Erin’s brought crashing back to earth. As everything she’s worked for starts to slip away, Erin must find out how far she can trust those closest to her
Travel Guide
The real setting is social media – Instagram
No actual settings really – some are referred to in passing such as London where Erin used to live but that is not important.
What is important is the way in which we all build our perfect lives on Instagram. What happens when it all comes tumbling down? What is the social media landscape like and how do people navigate it? What happens when the troll invade? Real life and fake life come together here.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Family Friend
Destination/location: London Author/guide: C. C. MacDonald Departure Time: 2000s
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