The Marriage Act by John Marrs EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: John Marrs
- Language: English
- Genre: Genetic Engineering Science Fiction
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Roxi
Roxi glared in disbelief at the YouTube video playing on her tablet.
‘How the hell has she bagged that?’ she muttered.
Walking across the white sandy beaches of one of the Maldives’ islands,
an energetic young woman gesticulated with the gusto of a children’s
television presenter as she described to the camera the soaring temperatures
and natural beauty of the tropical paradise.
‘If your bingo wings flap any faster you’ll be airborne,’ Roxi continued
as the camera panned out to focus on the luxury resort.
Autumn Taylor’s tan was rich and her skin glowing, her hair was
immaculately coiffed and, despite her claims of having only just woken up,
her make-up was flawless. She clenched a tube of sunscreen in one hand
and, in the other, a bottle of water. Both labels faced the lens.
Roxi paused the video, picked up her phone, opened the Notes App and
began to dictate. ‘Sunglasses: Prada. Bikini: Harper Beckham. Sunblock:
Nivea. Mineral water: Acqua Panna. Tits: sponsor unknown.’
She glanced at the data surrounding the Vlogger’s online channel, titled
Autumn’s Endless Summer. It contained forty-two videos shot around the
world in Bali, India, Fiji Islands, the Seychelles, Musha Cay and Bora Bora.
Her most recent clip, posted yesterday, had already garnered more than a
million views. Her position as one of the world’s top ten Influencers ruffled
Roxi’s feathers every time she thought about it. Which was frequently.
Autumn’s content was a far cry from the videos Roxi had been editing
that morning in an overcast New Northampton. Yesterday, she had been
wandering around the shop floor of a discount home and fashion outlet
discussing the week’s new best buys. She’d made sure to use the key words
and phrases in every Influencer’s dictionary – ‘hey guys’, ‘community’,
‘get ready with me’, ‘collab’, ‘challenge’ and ‘haul’ – and with the same
enthusiasm as booking a French Airbnb and being handed the keys to the
Palace of Versailles.
Her footage had been shot on a camera phone and lit with a portable LED
ring light, both operated by her reluctant offspring Darcy and Josh. The end
result was as far removed from Autumn’s high production values as the sun
and the moon. And when Roxi had briefly dragged her daughter in front of
the lens, no amount of sharp editing could disguise Darcy’s thunderous
expression. She would rather be burning in the fiery flames of hell than be
in Costland.
‘I don’t even get why you’re making videos,’ Darcy had moaned, her
negativity buzzing in Roxi’s ear like a trapped mosquito. ‘Nobody watches
your Vlogs.’
‘Let’s try a little positivity, shall we?’ Roxi had replied. ‘One hashtag
seen by a PR could change everything.’
‘You’re far too old for this.’
‘Jem Jones isn’t much younger than me.’
‘She’s a dinosaur but at least she’s a dinosaur people give a damn about.’
‘I have twelve thousand combined social media followers.’
‘Is that all?’ Darcy had laughed.
‘That dog with the lazy eye and patch on
its back that looks like Prince Louis has more followers than you. Vlogging
isn’t going to make you famous.
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