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.
'In there, them, us, it’s everything you’ve ever wanted, and you’re going to love it.
I promise. I’ll look after you.'
All her life Clare has never fit in.
So when she arrives at Edinburgh University, she seizes the chance to reinvent herself.
Then she meets Tabitha who is everything she’s not: charismatic, dazzling and intimidatingly wealthy.
Soon Clare is sucked into Tabitha’s enigmatic circle of friends, and it’s all she hoped it would be. Until it’s not.
Because they are not all they seem.
And they’ve been waiting for Clare.
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
An intoxicating feminist page-turner with shades of The Secret History and Promising Young Woman, this novel will take youon a journey from Edinburgh's dazzling spires to the dripping staircases and dark alleyways of its underbelly.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241993798
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 271 g
Dimensions: 200 x 130 x 24 mm
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
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
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...
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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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