Bestselling author Zoe Whittall’s latest novel THE FAKE is receiving tremendous press and praise that we are proud to share!
Not only has THE FAKE been a regular on the Toronto Star’s bestseller list since its publication on March 21, 2023 but it has also been the topic of discussion on many media platforms including Global News, Toronto Star, CBC and more. Check out a few below:
- CBC LISTEN – Q interview with Tom Power: Zoe Whittall on the charm of pathological liars, and her own experience of dating somebody who faked having cancer. Click here to listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-50-q/clip/15976983-zoe-whittall-novel-the-fake
- Toronto Star Feature Interview: Zoe Whittall on her new novel “The Fake”: ‘I need to find irony in every line.’ To read, follow this link: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2023/03/18/zoe-whittall-on-her-new-novel-the-fake-i-need-to-find-irony-in-every-line.html
- The Morning Show on Global News: Award-winning author Zoe Whittall on her new novel ‘The Fake’. Click here to watch: https://globalnews.ca/video/9564449/award-winning-author-zoe-whittall-on-her-new-novel-the-fake
- Kobo in Conversations: Zoe Whittall on the truth about liars. Follow the link to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XZKAiORtIQ
- The Globe and Mail Feature: Why are we so obsessed with scam artists? The Fake author Zoe Whittall has some ideas. Read the full feature here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-scam-artists-the-fake-author-zoe-whittall/
About the book:
A con artist can make you feel like the luckiest person on earth just to be in their presence. But when the jig is up, they ghost, and you’re left wondering if you ever mattered.
After the death of her wife, Shelby feels more alone than ever—until she meets Cammie, a charismatic woman unafraid of what anyone else thinks and whose own history of trauma draws Shelby close. When Cammie is fired from her job and admits she is in treatment for kidney cancer, Shelby devotes all her time to helping Cammie thrive. But Shelby’s intuition tells her there are things about Cammie’s past that don’t add up. Could the realest thing about Cammie be that she’s actually a scammer?
Gibson is almost forty, fresh from a divorce and deeply depressed. Then he meets and falls in love with Cammie. Suddenly, he’s having the best sex of his life with a woman so attractive he’s stunned she even glanced his way, and for the first time ever he feels truly known. This is the kind of desire and passion that musicians have been writing love songs about for centuries. But Gibson’s friends are wary of Cammie, and eventually he too has to admit that Cammie’s dramatic life can feel a bit over the top.
When Shelby and Gibson find out Cammie is a pathological liar, they struggle to understand what they really want from her—sometimes they want to help her heal from whatever causes her to invent reality, and sometimes they want revenge. But the biggest question of all is: how honest can Shelby and Gibson be about their own characters?
Zoe is represented by Samantha Haywood.