Originally published by Scribe 2017. This edition published 2025

"Belle Gibson convinced the world she had healed herself of terminal brain cancer by eating a healthy diet. She built a global business based on her story. There was just one problem: she never had cancer in the first place. Suddenly, journalists uncovered the truth: this hero of the wellness world, with masses of followers, international book deals, and a bestselling smartphone app, was a fraud. She had lied about having cancer - to her family and friends, to her business partners and publishers, and to the hundreds of thousands of people, including genuine cancer survivors, who were inspired by her Instagram posts. Written by the same multi-award-winning journalists who uncovered the details of Gibson's lies, The Woman Who Fooled the World tracks Gibson's rise to fame and fall from grace. Told through interviews with people who know her best, it unravels the mystery and motivation behind this deception and follows the public reaction to a scandal that made headlines around the world."-- Page 4 of cover