The Things We Do To Our Friends

<p><b>'Satisfyingly dark, cleverly plotted and pleasingly Donna Tarttish'</b> Emma Flint, <i>Little Deaths</i><br><b>'Seamlessly blends <i>Gone Girl</i> and <i>Promising Young Woman. </i>Smart, sophisticated, seductive<i>' </i></b>S J Watson<i>, Before I Go To Sleep</i><br><b>'A deeply compelling story of friendships turned rotten'</b> Rosemary Hennigan,<i> The Truth Will Out</i><br><br>*Sunday Times Bestseller*<br>*Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2023*<br>*Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize*<br>*Top Ten eBook bestseller*<br>*One of Cosmopolitan's Best Books for 2023*<br>*One of Apple's Best of the Month*<br>*One of FT's Best New Debut Fiction*<br>*Heat Book of the Week*<br><br>------<br><br>Clare arrives at the University of Edinburgh with a secret. This is her chance for a blank slate: to find the right people and reinvent herself.<br><br>And then she meets Tabitha.<br><br>Tabitha is charismatic, beautiful and intimidatingly wealthy. Soon Clare is sucked into her enigmatic circle of friends and their dizzying world of champagne on rooftops and summers in France.<br><br>Her new life has begun.<br><br>Then Tabitha reveals the little project they're working on, a project they need Clare's help with. It's reckless, possibly perilous and might finally allow Clare to become who she was meant to be...<br><br><b><i>But how much is an extraordinary life worth if others have to pay?</i></b><br><br><i>An intoxicating feminist page-turner with shades of </i>The Secret History<i> and </i>Promising Young Woman<i>, this novel will take youon a journey from Edinburgh's dazzling spires to the dripping staircases and dark alleyways of its underbelly.</i><br><br>------<br><br><b>'Startlingly lovely, like a fine, dark silk shivering on your skin' </b>Julia Heaberlin, <i>We Are All the Same in the Dark</i><br><br><b>'Perfect for fans of dark academia stories like <i>The Secret History</i> and <i>If We Were Villains</i>'</b> C<i>osmopolitan</i><br><br><b>'Darwent has a great career as a thriller writer ahead of her'</b> <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br><b>'Dark academia and twisted friendships in gothic Edinburgh - what more could you want?</b>' Cailean Steed, <i>Home</i><br><br><b>'Creepy yet compulsive, this impressive novel will stay with you long after reading'</b> <i>Heat</i><br><br><b>'Dark and compulsive, this will have you turning the pages late into the night'</b> Sarah Bonner, <i>Her Perfect Twin</i><br><br><b>'Themes of obsession, revenge and desire collide in a twisty, dark and delicious feminist thriller' </b><i>Big Issue</i><br><br><b>'An intriguing and complex heroine'</b> Phoebe Wynne, <i>Madam</i><br><br><b>'Darwent keeps the reader guessing. Any time the balance of power appears to settle, the plot takes another twist'</b> <i>Scotland on Sunday</i><br><br><b>'Such an immersive, surprising, impressive debut'</b> Niamh Hargan, <i>Twelve Days In May</i><br><br><b>'Power, privilege and the most toxic of friendships. All set against the stunning backdrop of Edinburgh' </b>Carys Jones, <i>The List</i></p>