The things we do to our friends
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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.
‘Satisfyingly dark, cleverly plotted and pleasingly Donna Tarttish’ Emma Flint, Little Deaths
‘Seamlessly blends Gone Girl and Promising Young Woman. Smart, sophisticated, seductive‘ S J Watson, Before I Go To Sleep
Sunday Times Bestseller
Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2023
Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize
One of Cosmopolitan’s Best Books for 2023
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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.
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‘Startlingly lovely, like a fine, dark silk shivering on your skin’ Julia Heaberlin, We Are All the Same in the Dark
‘Perfect for fans of dark academia stories like The Secret History and If We Were Villains‘ Cosmopolitan
‘A deeply compelling story of friendships turned rotten’ Rosemary Hennigan, The Truth Will Out
‘Darwent has a great career as a thriller writer ahead of her’ Sunday Times
‘Dark academia and twisted friendships in gothic Edinburgh – what more could you want?‘ Cailean Steed, Home
‘Creepy yet compulsive, this impressive novel will stay with you long after reading’ Heat
‘Dark and compulsive, this will have you turning the pages late into the night’ Sarah Bonner, Her Perfect Twin
‘Themes of obsession, revenge and desire collide in a twisty, dark and delicious feminist thriller’ Big Issue
‘An intriguing and complex heroine’ Phoebe Wynne, Madam
‘Darwent keeps the reader guessing. Any time the balance of power appears to settle, the plot takes another twist’ Scotland on Sunday
‘Such an immersive, surprising, impressive debut’ Niamh Hargan, Twelve Days In May
‘Power, privilege and the most toxic of friendships. All set against the stunning backdrop of Edinburgh’ Carys Jones, The List
Sunday Times bestseller, January 2023
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