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The Things We Do To Our Friends (Hardback)

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Hardback 384 Pages
Published: 12/01/2023
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Perfect reading for all fans of The Secret History and If We Were Villains, Darwent's deliciously nasty debut is a jet-black slice of dark academia revolving around a toxic friendship at Edinburgh University.

Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2023

You'd die for them. They'd kill for you...

What is the cost of an extraordinary life if others have to pay?

Clare arrives at the University of Edinburgh with a secret. This is her chance for a blank slate - to finally become who she was meant to be. And then she meets Tabitha.

Tabitha is charismatic, beautiful and intimidatingly rich. Soon Clare is sucked into her enigmatic circle of friends and their dizzying world of champagne on rooftops and summers in France. Her new life has begun.

Then Tabitha reveals the little project they're working on, a project they need Clare's help with. And Clare can't say no. Because they know what she did...

An intoxicating feminist page-turner, this novel will take you on a journey from Edinburgh's dazzling spires to the dripping staircases and dark alleyways of its underbelly.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241538821
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 611 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 35 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Seamlessly blends Gone Girl and Promising Young Woman. Smart, sophisticated, seductive' - S J Watson, Before I Go To Sleep

Satisfyingly dark, cleverly plotted and pleasingly Donna Tarttish - Emma Flint, Little Deaths

Perfect for fans of dark academia stories like The Secret History and If We Were Villains - Cosmopolitan

Darwent has a great career as a thriller writer ahead of her' - Sunday Times

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Emily M at Manchester Arndale

“Dark academia at its finest!”

Perfect for fans of The Secret History - particularly ones looking for a fresh, feminist bite to a classic tense and toxic dark academia tale. Heather's writing is immense - dripping with venom, slow in its... More

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“Incredibly Dark and Twisted!”

4.5 stars.

I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

Clare arrived at the University of Edinburgh ready to completely reinvent herself. She knows what she needs to do, who she needs to be, and it... More

Hardback edition
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“Gripping tale of toxic friendship”

This is a claustrophobic, incredibly neatly paced novel full of unlikeable characters that draws you in from beginning to end. Clare' is at Edinburgh University and wants to to fit in and feel good about herself... More

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