Malibu Rising

novel by Reid

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Malibu Rising is a 2021 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The story unfolds over a single day in August 1983, culminating in the infamous annual party hosted by the famous Riva family in Malibu, California. The narrative centers on four siblings—Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit Riva—as they navigate personal crises and family secrets against the backdrop of their parents' complicated past and the glitz and glamour of their celebrity lifestyle. The novel explores themes of family legacy, addiction, and the pressures of fame, all set against the picturesque but precarious coastline of Malibu.12

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Taylor Jenkins Reid
Writing career
In 2021 Reid published Malibu Rising, set over 24 hours in the lives of four siblings gathered for a 1983 party in Malibu, California. This was followed by Carrie Soto Is Back (2022), about a champion tennis player who comes out of retirement in the 1990s to face a…
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In 2021 Reid published Malibu Rising, set over 24 hours in the lives of four siblings gathered for a 1983 party in Malibu, California. This was followed by Carrie Soto Is Back (2022), about a champion tennis player who comes out of retirement in the 1990s to face a…
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