TRAILBLAZER. VISIONARY. ICON. CRIMINAL? In the sun-drenched chaos of 2010s Silicon Valley, a tech company's meteoric rise culminates in a devastating fall. Dot Van Jensen, the trailblazing CEO-turned-fugitive, narrates her story from a hidden corner of Indonesia. A scandal has painted her as the villain, a puppet-master who fractured democracy and paved the way for a darker future. But is the truth as cut and dry as the headlines seem to imply?
While Dot weaves a tale of One Story's genesis, her co-founders—her son, Jon, whose formative years saw him sheltered from technology on a secluded ranch, and Rae, the enigmatic partner who saw in Dot a path to power—grapple with their own legacies.
As a documentary crew digs for the truth, a chorus of over a thousand voices, the company's employees, fill the pages with their own narratives. They always believed the work they were doing was putting them on the right side of history, and they’re not going to let it be told any other way. If anyone is going to take the fall, it’s going to be Dot, and if she won’t fall, there are plenty who will push her.
One Story is a captivating look at ambition, betrayal, and the power of narrative in a world hungry for answers. It's a story where the lines between hero and villain are blurred, and the true cost of progress becomes a question mark shimmering in the California sun.PRAISE FOR ONE STORY: ‘smart, funny and genuinely unique’
– Anna Kate Blair, author of The Modern 'I loved this book so much.'
– Jane Flett, author of Freakslaw 'So funny, so weird, so joyfully cynical and blisteringly smart.'
– Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta, authors of Feast While You CanPRAISE FOR SAD GIRL NOVEL: ‘a stroke of genius’ – Diana Reid, author of Love & Virtue and Seeing Other People
‘wildly amusing, sharply relevant’ – The Australian
‘extremely relatable’ – Sydney Morning Herald
‘Brilliant.’ – Daily Mail UK
‘Pip Finkemeyer has drawn such a unique, funny and painfully astute character in Kim. I could keep reading her inner monologue forever. It is rare to pick up a novel so simultaneously hilarious and moving. I loved it.’ – Laura Kay, author of Wild Things and Tell Me Everything
‘Relatable AF.’ – Pedestrian.TV
‘Both inhabiting and deconstructing the genre, it’s meta and twisty, with a wry narrative voice.’ – The Guardian
‘a humorous, heartfelt novel about finding one’s identity and purpose, the expectations held against you, and following your dreams even if it means stepping out of your comfort zone.’ – Readings Monthly
‘This book is a labour of writerly love, devoted to projects conceived and delivered.’ – ArtsHub
‘Finkemeyer offers a beautifully crafted character with all the flaws we've come to embrace in our modern heroines.’ – The Age
‘a punchy satire’ – The Saturday Paper
‘funny debut’ – The Age
‘glittering with acute and often funny observations about the ups and downs (mostly downs) of being an aspiring writer — or an aspiring anything, really’ – The West Australian
