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The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent
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The Things We Do To Our Friends

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Length 11 hours 55 minutes
Language English
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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 with shades of The Secret History and Promising Young Woman, this novel will take you on a journey from Edinburgh's dazzling spires to the dripping staircases and dark alleyways of its underbelly.

'One of the best suspense debuts I've read . . . startlingly lovely, like a fine, dark silk shivering on your skin' Julia Heaberlin, We Are All the Same in the Dark

ยฉ Heather Darwent 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Heather Darwent is based just outside of Edinburgh. Originally from Yorkshire, she came to Scotland to study History of Art at the University of Edinburgh, like her character Clare, and ended up never quite leaving. When she's not writing, you'll find her reading chaotic non-fiction about Silicon Valley and swimming in the sea . . . or being unbearably boring in conversation about swimming in the sea. The Things We Do To Our Friends is her debut novel.

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Reviews

Seamlessly blends Gone Girl and Promising Young Woman. Smart, sophisticated, seductive' Satisfyingly dark, cleverly plotted and pleasingly Donna Tarttish Perfect for fans of dark academia stories like The Secret History and If We Were Villains Darwent has a great career as a thriller writer ahead of her' Expand reviews
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