{"product_id":"radiant-shimmering-light-9781635571806","title":"Radiant Shimmering Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nuanced satire--both hilarious and disconcerting--that probes the blurred lines between empowerment  spirituality  and consumerism in our online lives.  Lilian Quick is 40  single  and childless  working as a pet portrait artist. She paints the colored light only she can see  but animal aura portraits are a niche market at best. Shes working hard to build her brand on social media and struggling to pay the rent.  Her estranged cousin has become internet-famous as \"Eleven\" Novak  the face of a massive feminine lifestyle empowerment brand  and when Eleven comes to town on tour  the two women reconnect. Despite twenty years of unexplained silence  Eleven offers Lilian a place at The Temple  her Manhattan office. Lilian accepts  moves to New York  and quickly enrolls in The Ascendency  Elevens signature program: an expensive  three-month training seminar on leadership  spiritual awakening  and marketing. Eleven is going to help her cousin become her best self: confident  affluent  and self-actualized.  In just three months  Lilians life changes drastically: She learns how to break her negative thought patterns  achieves financial solvency  grows an active and engaged online following  and builds authentic friendships. She finally feels seen for who she really is. Success! . . . But can Lilian trust everything Eleven says? This compelling  heartfelt satire asks us: How do we recognize authenticity when storytelling and magic have been co-opted by marketing?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923647234101,"sku":"ByrdShop_1635571804","price":65.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781635571806.jpg?v=1794110225","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/radiant-shimmering-light-9781635571806","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}