Lara Asprey’s debut novel
Her Best Life
How would you feel if you woke up one day to meet the best possible version of yourself? Lara Asprey's debut novel explores this fascinating and terrifying concept through this page-turning, psychological thriller.
Lottie Mortimer has been undervalued at her job, and unappreciated for most of her life, never striving for more and being far from anything that might resemble fulfilling her potential. She's had a crush on her boss for years and has never asked for a pay rise or promotion as she is too shy to ask for much out of life.
The company she works for soon announce they are developing a new technology that enables people to step inside a filter that will show them who they could become if they were truly living their best life, so she volunteers to become the prototype, hoping she might impress her (beloved) boss. She steps inside and is soon confronted by a face to face meeting with Charlotte, her improved self, who is beyond recognisable in just how impeccable she is. Charlotte is everything she's not and more, and she’s about to be Lottie’s mentor for how she too, can live her best life just like her.
Lottie must learn to become just like Charlotte before she can leave the filter but her life is soon turned upside down. Will living beside Charlotte, learning how to become perfect be all it's cracked up to be or will cracks soon start to show in this perfectly portrayed world?
Her Best Life is a unique thriller, intertwined with relatable characters and a heartfelt love story that asks questions that are poignant in society today. Especially our use of social media, filters and how our desires to self-improve can lead to dangerous consequences.