It’s been through beta readers and two editors, plus line edits and audio edits. I’ve read the book over so often I get dizzy looking at the text. If stopping anxiety was that easy, I wouldn’t have maxed out my therapy benefits in two months.īut her digital reassurance calms me down enough to press play again. My husband doesn’t look up from doomscrolling on his phone, as he’s been doing for the last hour (or past 14 months straight, if we’re being honest). Actor Phillipa Soo, who starred in the original Broadway run of Hamilton, narrates the story about a woman who acts as a double for a famous Chinese movie star and tries not to lose her head – and heart – in the process. 1 Top Audible Plus Listen for over a week on the platform. Since its release on July 15, The Stand-In has trended on, and was the No.
Lily Chu is a Toronto-based author who published her novel The Stand-In as an audiobook on Amazon’s Audible, the most popular audiobook service, before doing a print version (due next year). And it’s not just readers, but authors who are being drawn to them. The global market is predicted to expand by 25 per cent in the coming year, generating more than $4.5-billion, according to Deloitte. Log In Create Free AccountĪudiobooks are on the rise. Though the overall tone is light and heartwarming, it also explores heavy topics like mental health, sexual harassment, and racism.Please log in to bookmark this story. In addition to the central romance, this book does a fantastic job portraying strong platonic friendships (between Sam and Fangli, and Fangli and Gracie).
But as they get to know each other better, sparks begin to fly. While Sam is in on the deception, he thinks it’s a terrible idea, and clashes with Gracie immediately. The money is enough to make Gracie accept, but there’s just one problem-posing as Fangli means spending a lot of time with Fangli’s handsome co-star, Sam Yao. Things get weirder when Fangli herself approaches Gracie with an offer: she needs a break from the public eye, and wants to hire Gracie to impersonate her at events. On top of that, she’s being followed by paparazzi who have mistaken her for Chinese movie star Wei Fangli, who’s currently in Canada to perform in a play. She’s in desperate need of a new job so she can get her mother into a better nursing home. At the beginning of The Stand-In (2022) by Lily Chu, Gracie Reed’s life is a mess.
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