Sudden Superstar

Arya Alvarez, a travel manager at a luxury travel company in Singapore, goes from obscurity to celebrity overnight after posting a photo of a mysterious artist on Instagram, which goes viral. She gains hundreds of thousands of followers, invites to talk shows, influencer parties, and celebrity junkets, and is deluged with DMs, tags, and comments from men, including her ex, Jake.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 1 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2024
Publisher: Penguin Random House SEA

Thirty-year-old Arya Alvarez is a travel manager at Isle Z, a luxury travel company in Singapore where she creates bespoke trips for celebrities and influencers. Discretion is her specialty at work and personal life: Few people know that she has fled her home city, Manila, to get away from the scene of a devastating break-up.

When she travels to Svaneti, in the Republic of Georgia, Arya briefly encounters the mysterious Dave in a remote village high up the Caucasus mountains. Intrigued, she posts his photos on Instagram—which goes viral the very next day. Turns out, Dave is Davit Nadibaidze, a famous yet reclusive artist who had retreated from the public five years ago and Arya is the first person to see him since he disappeared.

In less than twenty-four hours, Arya gains hundreds of thousands of followers. She's deluged with invitations to talk shows, influencer parties, and celebrity junkets, all as her social media apps overflow with DMs, tags, and comments, both nice and nasty. Men are suddenly vying for her attention, including her ex, Jake.

As her fame grows, Arya struggles to maintain her privacy and authenticity. She's constantly being followed by paparazzi and fans, and she feels like she's losing touch with her real self. She also starts to question whether she's truly happy with her newfound celebrity status and the pressures that come with it.

Despite the challenges, Arya remains determined to use her platform to make a positive impact on the world. She uses her influence to raise awareness about important social issues and to support causes that she cares about. She also works to promote sustainable tourism and to encourage people to travel responsibly.

In the end, Arya's journey from obscurity to celebrity is a mixed bag. She gains a lot of opportunities and experiences that she never could have imagined, but she also loses some of her privacy and sense of self. However, she emerges from the experience with a newfound appreciation for the importance of authenticity and a determination to use her platform to make a difference in the world.

Weight: 274g
Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789815127997