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From the celebrated author of A Heart in a Body in the World comes a compelling story about a girl who must create a false identity to uncover the truth about her family—and ultimately herself.

Eleanor has always seen her famous father from a distance. To the public, Hugo Harrison is a magnetic and visionary tech genius whose groundbreaking AI creations are reshaping reality into something better. But to Eleanor, whose mother once had an affair with Hugo, he’s a dangerous and captivating secret she’s determined to understand. When Eleanor’s covert efforts lead her to discover an opportunity: a summer, live-in nanny position caring for Hugo’s young son—her own half-brother—she realizes this could be her only chance to infiltrate her father’s world. With a few carefully chosen lies, Eleanor soon finds herself pulled into an intoxicating swirl of wealth, privilege, and ambition—along with an unexpected romance involving a charming young man working for her father.

But in an environment where appearances matter above all and reality itself can be manipulated, Eleanor soon wonders if anything—or anyone—in the Harrison world is genuine. Torn between the secrets she’s hiding and the ones she’s uncovering about her father and his latest innovation, Eleanor faces a dilemma no technology can solve: What does it mean to be your true self, and how do you know when you’ve found her?