{"product_id":"the-worst-thing-ive-ever-done-clare-stephens","title":"The Worst Thing I've Ever Done - Clare Stephens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA timely debut novel from an exciting new voice in women's fiction about cancel culture and appearance versus reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A riveting debut: thoughtful, compassionate, nuanced and so very topical.' Liane Moriarty, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHere One Moment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'As compulsive as any app. Clare Stephens creates a cautionary tale for our times, full of wit and nuance.' Jane Harper, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eExiles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Sharp, insightful and deeply compassionate ... a striking new voice in Australian fiction.' Sally Hepworth, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMad Mabel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Stephens wades barefooted and openhearted into the toxic swamp of psychopathic social-justice bullying, and emerges with a moving and entertaining tale for our times. (You may presume the online madness is exaggerated. Trust me, it ain't.)'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTim Minchin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an ordinary Tuesday morning when Ruby Williams' name starts trending online.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe's uploaded an interview that has outraged journalist Felicity Cartwright, a social media personality who has built her profile by policing exactly what women are allowed to say and how they're allowed to say it. Ruby is at the centre of a brutal public shaming, watching on in horror as her reputation is torn apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first Ruby thinks she can get on top of it if she can just explain herself better. But she soon realises she'll never be able to placate the tsunami of strangers baying for her blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe vitriol pouring in through her phone cracks open a visceral, personal shame from her past that she's refused to face. Because the worst thing Ruby's ever done is not defined by this interview, but by a single, chilling scream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith skillful empathy, Clare Stephens holds a mirror to online personas versus actual lives, exploring what is truly important in a noise-ridden world competing for our attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Clare Stephens has written the kind of debut that feels both urgently contemporary and quietly profound-a compulsive read that dares to ask what happens when we become the object of the scrutiny we so casually dish out ... written with elegant prose and unflinching honesty.' Sally Hepworth, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMad Mabel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'I couldn't stop thinking about it after I turned the last page. Clare Stephens keeps you on the hook-and doesn't let you off!'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLiane Moriarty, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHere One Moment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Thrusts you into the ferocious, obsessive cyclone of an online witch-hunt. Wholly compulsive reading.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eZoë Foster Blake, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThings Will Calm Down Soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766592569645,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/9606\/6093\/files\/theworstthingiveverdone.jpg?v=1768870877","url":"https:\/\/thebookvaultbeaudesert.myshopify.com\/products\/the-worst-thing-ive-ever-done-clare-stephens","provider":"The Book Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}