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The Society of Shame

Jane Roper
3.30/5 (2341 ratings)
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A viral photo of a politician's wife's “feminine hygiene malfunction” catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale.

Kathleen Held’s life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his underwear. But the scandal that emerges is not that Bill, who's running for Senate, is having a painfully clichéd affair with one of his young staffers: it's that the eyewitness photographing the scene accidentally captures a period stain on the back of Kathleen’s pants.

Overnight, Kathleen finds herself the unwitting figurehead for a social media–centered women’s right movement, #YesWeBleed. Humiliated, Kathleen tries to hide from the spotlight. But when she stumbles upon the Society of Shame—led by "canceled" author Danica Bellevue—Kathleen finds herself part of a group all working to change their lives after their own scandals. Using the teachings of the society, Kathleen channels her newfound fame as a means to reap the benefits of her humiliation and reclaim herself. But as she ascends to celebrity status, Kathleen's growing obsession with maintaining her popularity online threatens her most important relationship IRL: that with her budding activist daughter, Aggie.

Hilarious and heartfelt, The Society of Shame is a pitch-perfect, satirical romp through politics, media, and the perils of being "extremely online"—without losing your sanity or your true self.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
352 pages
Publication:
2023
Publisher:
Edition:
First Edition
Language:
ISBN10:
0593468767
ISBN13:
9780593468760
kindle Asin:
B0B5STQMHL

The Society of Shame

Jane Roper
3.30/5 (2341 ratings)
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A viral photo of a politician's wife's “feminine hygiene malfunction” catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale.

Kathleen Held’s life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his underwear. But the scandal that emerges is not that Bill, who's running for Senate, is having a painfully clichéd affair with one of his young staffers: it's that the eyewitness photographing the scene accidentally captures a period stain on the back of Kathleen’s pants.

Overnight, Kathleen finds herself the unwitting figurehead for a social media–centered women’s right movement, #YesWeBleed. Humiliated, Kathleen tries to hide from the spotlight. But when she stumbles upon the Society of Shame—led by "canceled" author Danica Bellevue—Kathleen finds herself part of a group all working to change their lives after their own scandals. Using the teachings of the society, Kathleen channels her newfound fame as a means to reap the benefits of her humiliation and reclaim herself. But as she ascends to celebrity status, Kathleen's growing obsession with maintaining her popularity online threatens her most important relationship IRL: that with her budding activist daughter, Aggie.

Hilarious and heartfelt, The Society of Shame is a pitch-perfect, satirical romp through politics, media, and the perils of being "extremely online"—without losing your sanity or your true self.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
352 pages
Publication:
2023
Publisher:
Edition:
First Edition
Language:
ISBN10:
0593468767
ISBN13:
9780593468760
kindle Asin:
B0B5STQMHL

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