SIMON & SCHUSTER AUSTRALIA TO PUBLISH A BOOK BY INFLUENCER AND ENTREPRENEUR SOPHIE CACHIA

Simon & Schuster Australia has acquired world rights to Then There Was Her by Sophie Cachia from her agent, Bruce Kaider at ONE Sports & Entertainment.

Sophie Cachia is the co-founder of Australian sleepwear company CACHIA and a prominent online digital marketing expert. While married to former AFL player Jaryd Cachia she became known for her blog ‘The Young Mummy’ and has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram. 

Sophie is a mother who has also built a very successful business by documenting her every move online. But Sophie’s comfortable existence was thrown a curveball when she met and fell in love with a woman, and she was overcome with questions: ‘What more can I do? What more can I learn? What more can I be?’ In Then There Was Her, Sophie describes how challenging societal expectations as a young woman led her down a path of awareness, empowerment and acceptance as she navigated identity, sensuality and the true meaning of her own authenticity as a mother and a woman. ‘This isn’t just the story of my personal life. The bigger picture here is the lessons I’ve learnt as a woman and the ones I want my own children to know – that the best day of my life was when I decided that my life was my own and that I wasn’t going to let anyone hold the pen to my story,’ commented Sophie.

Emma Nolan, Non-Fiction Publisher at Simon & Schuster Australia added, ‘I’ve followed Sophie’s journey for many years and I’m so thrilled to be working with her. Her incredible story is brutally honest, relatable and inspiring.’

Simon & Schuster Australia is thrilled to publish this deeply honest and inspirational memoir of a strong female who made peace with her decisions all in the unrelenting glare of the public eye. Publication of Then There Was Her is scheduled for 2022.