Once More from the Top

By: Emily Layden

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Paperback | 16 January 2026

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320 Pages

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20.0 x 13.0 x 2.0

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A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six.

'The secrets simmer in this atmospheric, powerful novel' KATIE BISHOP

'You won't be able to put it down' RUFI THORPE

THIS IS MY STORY. NOT MY DEAD BEST FRIEND'S STORY.

Dylan Read, the legendary country pop star, has spent fifteen years learning to craft the perfect good-girl image. But Dylan is privately haunted by the loss of her best friend Kelsey, who went missing the year before Dylan’s meteoric rise to fame.

When Kelsey’s body is found at the bottom of a New England lake, Dylan is drawn back to her hometown where she must revisit their ill-fated teenage friendship and reckon with secrets that have stayed hidden for decades…

‘A beautifully written, nuanced thriller, and an unflinching look at a celebrity culture and a loneliness of superstardom’ RED MAGAZINE

About the Author

Emily Layden works in TV development and is the author of the 2021 novel All Girls. A graduate of Stanford University, her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, The Billfold, and Runner's World. XXX is her second novel.

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