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Gold Rush

By: Olivia Petter
Narrated by: Amy Scanlon, Tom Babbage
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‘Addictive writing wrapped up in a compelling page turner that makes you deeply think and feel’ YOMI ADEGOKE

'An incisive new voice in fiction' COCO MELLORS

We give celebrities a power they don’t deserve. Power they haven’t earned. What happens when they exploit it?

Imagine you’ve just spent the night with the most famous man on the planet. Except you don’t quite remember it. That is what happens to Rose, a twenty-something woman who seemingly has everything going for her.

Working for one of the most powerful news outlets in the country, Rose spends her days doing PR for glossy magazines. There are tedious spreadsheets, fashion divas, and many A-list parties. It’s at one of those parties where she meets Milo Jax, the world-famous, globally adored, British pop sensation. An unlikely flirtation turns into an even more unlikely evening and then Rose wakes up, unable to piece it all together. What happens next changes everything.

Gold Rush is a story about consent, celebrity culture, and trying to figure out where women fit in a world that consistently devalues and disrespects their bodies.

'Powerful, nuanced, richly drawn and skilfully done, Gold rush will stay with me for a long time’ LAUREN BRAVO

©2024 Olivia Petter (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
City Life Coming of Age Contemporary Genre Fiction Urban Women's Fiction Funny

Critic reviews

'I devoured this nuanced exploration of consent within the glimmering and sometimes grotesque world of celebrity and influencer culture. Petter writes with compassion and clarity about both the vulnerability and resilience at the heart of womanhood, distinguishing herself as an incisive new voice in fiction' Coco Mellors, author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein and Blue Sisters

‘Addictive writing wrapped up in a compelling page turner that makes you deeply think and feel’ Yomi Adegoke, author of The List

'I raced through Gold Rush, a clever, nuanced, and perceptive excavation of celebrity and consent' Louise O'Neill, author of Idol

'A triumph of a debut – I finished this in a day. Utterly addictive, beautifully written and perfectly paced. Olivia’s ability to capture the voice of younger women, examining consent and power dynamics is on point' Poorna Bell, author of In Case of Emergency

'Olivia Petter has written the millennial Valley of the Dolls and, like that book, Gold Rush is destined to be both a hit and a classic' Emma Forrest, author of Royals

‘Brilliant in its specificity but universal in feeling, Gold Rush perfectly captures a moment and mood that will resonate with so many women who lived through the last couple of decades and are still wondering why we put up with so much' Lauren Bravo, author of Preloved

'One to put on your summer books list right now. A must-read story about consent and celebrity culture' Independent

‘Petter’s insider knowledge of a giddy, gilded but grubby world tingles with menace’ Financial Times

‘A book you’ll be turning over in your head long after you’ve finished’ Heat

‘This novel deftly explores themes of celebrity culture, power dynamics, consent, and navigating a world that devalues and disrespects the female body’ W Magazine

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Most relevant
Really thought provoking!

Very clever storytelling about an issue that is not discussed enough and impacts many.

Important and well told!

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just brilliant read which is unexpected and deeply moving. A must read for any generation.

Superb and poignant

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Blown away. Never have I read a book that more accurately and painfully encapsulated the naive yet heart-wrenching low-key brutality of my 20s. Olivia Petter is a genius. This is one of my favourite books now and I will re-read it. It's tender, heartfelt and wise. A triumph.

phenomenonal

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I really wanted to like this book and appreciate the themes would have been difficult to write about but the whole book didn’t seem to gel together well and some of the plot lines didn’t quite make sense. At times, some of the story arcs felt a bit borrowed from a Jacqueline Wilson book to try and make the main character more relatable even though she was clearly very privileged.

Didn’t get on with this

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Dull and disjointed with poor narration. Kept thinking it would get better but it didn’t unfortunately.

Disappointing

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