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Published: 1st December 2025
Paperback
Published: 14th February 2025
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Published: 4th December 2024
CD-Audio, Audiobook
Published: 10th September 2024
Once More from the Top: [Audiobook]
By (Author) Emily Layden
Read by Sophie Amoss
HarperCollins
HarperCollins
10th September 2024
Audiobook
United States
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Thriller / suspense fiction
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
CD-Audio
A propulsive, layered novel about the meteoric rise of a legendary pop star and the secret shes kept hidden for fifteen years, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones & the Six.
Everyone in America knows Dylan Read, or at least has heard her music. Since releasing her debut album her senior year of high school, Dylans spent fifteen years growing up in the public eye. Shes not only perfected her skills when it comes to lyrics and melody; shes also learned how to craft a public narrative that satisfies her fans, her label, and the media. In the circles of fame and celebrity in which she now travels, the careful maintenance of Dylan Read pop star is often more important than the songs themselves.
And so lots of people think they understand everything about Dylan Read. But what no one knows is the part of her origin story she has successfully kept hidden: her childhood best friend Kelsey vanished the year before Dylan became famous. Now, as Dylans at the height of her career, Kelseys body is found at the bottom of their hometown lakeforcing Dylan to reckon with their shared past, her friends influence on her music, and whether theres more to their story than meets the eye.
Immersive, page-turning, and psychologically astute, Once More from the Top is a riveting and keenly observant novel about friendship, ambition, and the cost of fame.