Distortion

Engrossing . . . Part posttruth nightmare part social commentary Financial Times Thoughtprovoking Spectator Taut and timely . . . A brilliant exploration of social media Nikesh Shukla Original and important . . . Essential reading Sathnam Sanghera Meet Dillon a highfunctioning fuckup and carer for his dying mum. Trapped in an absurd cycle of prebereavement bereavement he has been hiding his pain and some horrible truths not least from his girlfriend Ramona. His distortions have been growing dangerously more hardcore and hardwired both online and off thanks to the selfreinforcing effects of social media and creepy digital surveillance. And when a pair of snooping goons turn up threatening to expose him he is forced to confront a gutwrenching secret that he would rather leave well alone. This audacious novel asks what happens when our minds are twisted beyond recognition by our digital data and search histories and when our darkest truths are forced into the light by the uncanny predictive capabilities of our smartphones. What lengths would you go to in order to hide from yourself