Griftopia : A Novel

Tradwife scams, pickleball craze, pimping kids for social media content . the Freischins never met a cultural moment they didn't exploit.�Orphaned and separated as young children, the Freischin sisters are nothing if not survivors. Now, in middle age, Pearl is blindsided by a sexual harassment allegation at the school where she's taught for decades, while her sister Scarlett is left penniless after her husband is imprisoned for embezzling. Meanwhile, Pearl's son Declan, a college student and track star struggling with anxiety, quits school when he becomes entangled with a young con-artist. Scarlett's daughter, former tennis phenom Helena, needs help as well. Helena's six-year-old daughter Burkleigh, who achieved meteoric social media fame for her ability to sing like Billie Holiday, has been canceled for appropriation, while Helena, who can't seem to find a job that pays a living wage, turns to pickleball coaching in order to put food on the table.�Close to destitute, the Freischin clan is in danger of homelessness unless they can make some quick cash. Leveraging Burkleigh's talent, they arrive at a series of progressively dubious internet scams. Griftopia explores the gritty heart of grifting for survival.