The story follows 23-year-old Alice Hare, who moves from London to New York to care for her ailing grandmother and escape a suffocating family life . Adrift in the city, she becomes fixated on Mizuko Himura, an older Japanese writer who curates her life on Instagram . Alice begins to believe Mizuko is her "Internet twin" due to perceived parallels in their lives .
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Driven by this obsession, Alice uses digital clues to engineer a "chance" encounter and insert herself into Mizuko’s actual life . The resulting relationship is a messy collision of three families and a tangle of lies that eventually leads to Alice's unraveling . Key Themes & Style
(published in English as Sympathy ) is the 2017 debut novel by British author Olivia Sudjic . It is widely celebrated as one of the first major "Instagram novels," exploring the thin line between digital identity and real-world obsession . Narrative Summary The story follows 23-year-old Alice Hare, who moves
: The novel captures the "murky emotional terrain" of social media, moving beyond simple satire to show how apps like Instagram shape our inner lives and desires for connection .
: You may also check digital lending platforms like Libby or OverDrive if your local library carries Olivia Sudjic’s work. Una vida que no es mía: Sudjic, Olivia, Molinari, Ariadna You can find the digital version of this
: Alice, having been adopted and moved between different cultures (Japan, England, USA), uses the digital world to reinvent a past she cannot fully remember . Where to Find the EPUB