n Taylor Jenkins Reid’s world, people fall headlong in love, punch mirrors in fits of self-loathing, struggle against the odds and come out stronger. I want to visit, and so will you.
Jenkins Reid has form. After publishing five novels, she hit the big time in 2019 with Daisy Jones and the Six, the tale of a fictional Fleetwood Mac-esque band set in 1970s LA. A bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic, it caught the eye of Reese Witherspoon, Fairy Godmother of book adaptation, and the mini-series, starring Riley Keough and Sam Claflin, is scheduled to drop on Amazon Prime later this year.
I’m delighted to confirm that with Malibu Rising – a novel as redolent of California dreamin’ as a Lana del Rey track – Jenkins Reid has lost none of her touch. The titular setting is a stroke of genius, for decades of brand appropriation have conditioned even hardened cynics to associate Malibu with carefree glamour. Yet every Eden has its serpent, and beyond Malibu’s rolling breakers and high showbiz headcount lie universal heartaches.
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