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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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE STORY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003eI adored Pip Finkemeyer's rollicking sophomore, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e. A parable of hubris and ambition, this broadside against tech is fresh, fun and feminist to the marrow.’\u003cb\u003e —Dominic Amerena, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Want Everything\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The novel resists pure cynicism. 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