"In a world where success isn't just about money or self-actualization, but how many people watch you enjoy it on Instagram, Radiant Shimmering Light is the literary equivalent of zooming out from the perfectly lit avocado toast sitting on a charming window sill to the dank, cramped apartment that your favourite lifestyle blogger actually lives in. . . . Smart and subtle." -Toronto Star

A nuanced satire-both hilarious and disconcerting-that probes the blurred lines between empowerment, spirituality and consumerism in our online lives

Lilian Quick is forty, single and childless, and works as a pet portrait artist. She paints the coloured light only she can see, but animal aura portraits are a niche market at best. She's working hard to build her brand on social media and struggling to pay the rent.

Her estranged cousin has become Internet-famous as "Eleven" Novak, the face of a massive feminine-lifestyle empowerment brand, and when Eleven comes to town on tour, the two women reconnect. Despite twenty years of unexplained silence, Eleven offers Lilian a place at the Temple, her Manhattan office. Lilian accepts, moves to New York and quickly enrolls in the Ascendency, Eleven's signature program.

In just three months, Lilian's life changes drastically: she learns how to break her negative thought patterns, achieves financial solvency, grows an active and engaged online following and builds authentic friendships. Success! . . . But can Lilian trust everything Eleven says? Does the new life she's built for herself represent who she truly is? This compelling, heartfelt satire asks: How do we recognize authenticity when storytelling and magic have been co-opted by marketing?