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Malibu Rising

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Carrie Soto is Back

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Malibu Rising

By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six.

A lifetime holding it together.
One party will bring it crashing down.

Malibu: August, 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over-especially as the offspring of the legendary singer, Mick Riva.

By midnight the party will be completely out of control.
By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames.

But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all come bubbling to the surface.

Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind.

'Immerses us in a glamorous, star-studded world, but is full of raw human emotion. Its characters felt completely real to me - each one is flawed and messy and impossible not to love.' BETH O'LEARY

'The perfect, literal, beach read, with the emotional depth of the ocean' HOLLY BOURNE

'The escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book' PANDORA SYKES

'When the party starts, it's celebrity mayhem but the heart of the book is family, love and loyalty. I adored everything about this punchy and incisive take on fame and its consequences, from the sympathetic characters to the salty surf atmosphere.' DAILY MAIL

'This summer's must-read novel' SARRA MANNING, RED

'It's a full on escapist delight' STYLIST, Best Fiction of 2021

'Unapologetically escapist beach-read fiction' SUNDAY TIMES

'I did not want this book to end!' PRIMA, Book of the Month

'Pure exhilaration' THE TIMES

'Imagine Blue Water High and Selling Sunset had a lovechild' EVENING STANDARD

'A riveting, propulsive book' i PAPER

© Taylor Jenkins Reid 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

 Contemporary Family Life Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Fiction Sports Marriage
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Critic Reviews

Completely slick and compelling, but also has such warmth and psychological insight. The characters were so real I almost found myself checking out their Wikipedia pages afterwards! It's the perfect, literal, beach read, with the emotional depth of the ocean. I was such a fan of Daisy Jones & The Six and this certainly didn't disappoint. (Holly Bourne)
Heart-wrenching and utterly compelling, Malibu Rising is a story about the fierce bonds between four fascinating siblings. The novel immerses us in a glamorous, star-studded world but at its heart it's full of raw human emotion. Its characters felt completely real to me - each one is flawed and messy and impossible not to love. (Beth O'Leary)
Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book.
It's a full on escapist delight.
Unapologetically escapist beach read fiction, it's urgent style evocative of Hollywood Wives era Jackie Collins.
This summer's must-read novel.
Oh, how I longed to be in California with the glamourous Riva siblings when I was reading this [...] I did not want this book to end!
With Malibu Rising - a novel as redolent of California dreamin' as a Lana del Rey track - Jenkins Reid has lost none of her touch ... A stroke of genius ... Imagine Blue Water High and Selling Sunset had a lovechild, or Jackie Collins rewrote The O.C. , then combine these ingredients with warm, propulsive storytelling, and you'll get an inkling of this family saga's escapist magic ... Immersive and relaxing, as every great beach read should be.
When the party starts, it's celebrity mayhem but the heart of the book is family, love and loyalty. I adored everything about this punchy and incisive take on fame and its consequences, from the sympathetic characters to the salty surf atmosphere.
Think Selling Sunset with knobs on as Taylor Jenkins Reid again plunges us into the intoxicating, heat-heavy realm of intrigue of Malibu, this time amidst the world of the filthy rich. (2021 look ahead)
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She knows how to throw a party and how to write a book. I loved this novel as much as I’ve loved the books that came before it. The clever subtlety of characters across all of her novels makes this book feel like an expansion of her already cleverly created universe.

Another epic Taylor Jenkins Reid novel

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Great story, loved both timelines, especially the party scenes. Will definitely read more by this author!

Really enjoyed

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I enjoyed the storyline & the way it was read. I wish there was a sequel to follow!

Enjoyable

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Loved nearly everything about this book. Such an interesting storyline that kept me hooked. Each individual character was so likeable in their own unique way. Highly recommended

Fantastic storyline

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Interesting characters and setting, but I felt like all the flashbacks to the past were leading to a really exciting climax but they never did. Very family soap opera but without the drama.

Interesting premise, but didn’t get there for me.

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