The Things We Do to Our Friends
Book description
'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
'A deeply compelling story of friendships turned rotten' Rosemary Hennigan, The Truth Will Out
*Sunday Times Bestseller*
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Why read it?
2 authors picked The Things We Do to Our Friends as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The Things We Do To Our Friends is set in Edinburgh, which is where I spent much of my childhood and teenage years – so I was immediately hooked!
It’s a story about the twisted and toxic dynamics that can develop in intensive friendships, which is something I love to explore in my own writing too. I loved the atmospheric writing and the relentless slow-burn Heather Darwent sets up as this disturbing story unfolds.
First of all, the setting: Edinburgh, Scotland. I could feel the fog, you know? I could feel the heaviness of it, the density. Next, the college setting itself: exclusive, privileged, filled with the kinds of people you might long to be, with the things – cars, money, clothes – that you envy.
Oh, the drama they live, the toxic friendships they share! This novel pulls you straight into the circle you’ve always wanted to be in and won’t let you go, even when you realize what you have to do to stay there.
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