The Goddess Effect, Sheila Yasmin Marikar
The Goddess Effect, Sheila Yasmin Marikar
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The Goddess Effect

Author: Sheila Yasmin Marikar

Narrator: Sheila Yasmin Marikar

Unabridged: 10 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2022


Synopsis

All she wants is to be her best self. Is she ready? Absolutely. Does she know what to expect? Absolutely not.Anita is over her life in New York: her dead-end job, tiny studio apartment, self-obsessed friends, and overbearing mom. So she moves west to Los Angeles in search of a new career, enlightenment, and that nebulous target…wellness.She discovers an elite workout class called The Goddess Effect, run by a lifestyle guru named Venus who’s the very definition of #goals. One look at her Lululemon-clad acolytes sweating out their demons while dripping with confidence and Anita’s all in. When one of the class regulars takes Anita under her wing, Anita’s sure she’s found her people.But Anita’s not so smitten that she doesn’t wonder about a few things: an inexplicable invitation to a Goddess Effect retreat, a strange tradition of secret sharing, and whispers about “enhancements” that only Venus can provide. Anita is awakening to a terrifying epiphany: The Goddess Effect isn’t quite what it seems, and it may turn her world—and that of everyone around her—upside down.

About Sheila Yasmin Marikar

Sheila Yasmin Marikar’s work has been published in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Economist, Fortune, Bloomberg Businessweek, Vogue, and many other publications. Her New York Times Magazine profile of the chef Gaggan Anand was selected for the 2021 edition of Best American Food Writing. Sheila began her career at ABC News. A native of New Jersey, she is a graduate of Cornell University, where she studied history. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband. For more information visit www.sheilamarikar.com. Follow her on social media @sheilaym.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ridhima

This book is a reminder on why sometimes reviews and ratings of others are to be trusted. I picked this one despite the many warnings it came with, and my God, I had a tough time getting through it. Sheila Marikar tries packing a lot of things into this one novel - humor, mystery, philosophy, women'......more


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“Marikar successfully provides larger-than-life caricatures of wellness industry denizens and LA residents at large as well as an outrageous mystery waiting to be exposed.” Kirkus Reviews“This is a funny and fresh coming-of-age tale. Recommended for readers of Elin Hilderbrand or Jennifer Weiner.” Library Journal“The frothy exterior of Marikar’s debut hides a sharp bite that readers who enjoyed Leigh Stein’s Self Care will appreciate.” Booklist