Here, Gracie truly is a fraud and she has good reason to fear being caught out because she’s a literal imposter. Who doesn’t enjoy feeling they’re going to be exposed as someone who has no idea of what they’re doing? It’s such a finicky beast because usually we really do have the skills, judgement, and expertise to do the job. We often talk about that “imposter syndrome” in life - many of us have felt that. The Stand-In will also be released in print next year, for those who want both. LC: Audio is beautifully suited to romance because of the format’s ability to elicit strong emotional responses. How did you get involved with Audible in creating this? I wrote this in winter/spring of 2020, so that element became increasingly important as the world changed with the pandemic. On the fun side, I wanted to write a light, entertaining story for people to escape into. I wanted to write a book with a biracial main character who experiences the world in a similar way to myself, because there aren’t that many books where I see that reflected. LC: Inspiration for The Stand-In came from a few places. We had a chance to chat with Lily Chu recently about this fun new story!Ĭan you tell us what inspired you to write this story?
The new Canadian Audible Original (available on audible.ca) launches on July 15 and is voiced by Phillipa Soo, who starred as Eliza in the beloved original cast of Hamilton. More than your average rom-com, Toronto-based writer Lily Chu also incorporates the experience of first-generation-children-of-immigrant-parents and smart, subtle commentary on fame and fortune into an already rich love story. Over the course of this unputdownable story, worlds are turned upside-down, enemies become lovers, and the genre’s most enduring tropes break out of their molds in the best way. It seems like a perfect scheme until sparks fly between Gracie and the leading man. This incident leads to the actress hiring Gracie to be her double at public events, alongside her co-star and rumoured real-life love interest. Gracie is mistaken by paparazzi for a famous Chinese actress in Toronto performing in a play. Set in present day Toronto, we follow this story of a young Chinese Canadian woman who is approached by a movie star and is offered a job as her body double. Gracie lives in two-worlds in Lily Chu’s debut rom-com audiobook The Stand-In.
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