{"product_id":"snake-oil-a-novel-isbn-9780062867964","title":"Snake Oil: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A brisk and fun thriller… This is a novel with a lively, churning plot, about which nothing more can be said without revealing its deftly constructed twists. Blending soap-operatic thrills and boardroom intrigue, Snake Oil is consistently satisfying, a reminder that it might be intoxicating to watch bubbles grow, but it’s always more memorable when they burst.” — San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA razor-sharp literary thriller about three women vying for power at a wellness startup, where the cost of ambition might be deadly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne woman’s elixir is another woman’s poison\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhoda West is Silicon Valley’s favorite female CEO: the luminously charismatic founder of the fast-growing startup Radical, a wellness company whose core mission is the betterment of women’s lives. Rhoda’s Instagram page offers intimate glimpses of her personal life alongside promotions for the cult-status products developed in the Well, Radical’s secretive lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDani Lang is a “quester,” as Rhoda calls her most avid followers. Dani found Radical at a low point in her life, and took an entry level job just to get in the door. When she volunteers to test a controversial new supplement, Dani wins an opportunity to rise in the company, even to work with Rhoda herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecelia Cole is a “quasher.” She grinds away at the Customer Worship queue, resenting the entitled customers, the woo-woo Radical jargon, and Rhoda’s smiling hypocrisy. Cecelia, who suffers from a miserable chronic illness, knows that the remedies Rhoda sells can’t cure real sickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Rhoda announces another fundraising round that could turn Radical into a billion-dollar unicorn, an anonymous Twitter account begins spilling snarky gossip from inside the startup. Is Rhoda really the nurturing leader she presents to the world, or a fraud? Or is this just another case of a woman in business being punished for her strength and audacity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTensions rise and loyalties clash, then tragedy strikes during a company party. In the aftermath of what looks more and more like a crime, even the most faithful questers begin to wonder to what lengths Rhoda will go to protect her company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart page-turning suspense, part darkly comic skewering of startup culture, Snake Oil is a gripping exploration of ambition and authenticity, shining a revealing light on the wellness world.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSnake Oil \u003c\/em\u003esheds its light and shining skin to reveal deep and resonant truths about modern life. Dimberg's prose glows with the power of a thousand serums. I underlined the hell out of this perfectly timely yet surprisingly timeless gem.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvery Carpenter Forrey, author of Social Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lush, attentive portrait of a culture where botanicals are revolutionary, nourishment is a superpower, and wellness is one click away, \u003cem\u003eSnake Oil \u003c\/em\u003epurrs with abundance and delivers the uneasy thrill of buying and selling ourselves on every page.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Bourland, author of The Force of Such Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sharp, fun, and wickedly smart examination of female ambition and the constant pursuit of perfection, in a world where perfection is just another illusion to be sold. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathy Wang, author of Family Trust and Impostor Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Menace grows slowly here as Dimberg immerses readers in the complex interplay of affirmation and vicious retribution in cultish movements. 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