A vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin - perfect for fans of dark academia 'Arrives to fill the Secret History-shaped hole in your lives ... Gloriously entertaining' Observer, Books to look out for in 2025 'A searing exploration into our deepest desires and insecurities. I adored it' Heather Darwent 'I was gripped by this dark and thrilling fable' Dominic West 'I was hooked from the very start' Rachel Joyce ____________________________________________________________ Jessica and Linda have been best friends since the first day of school. Both girls are from very different broken homes - and beautiful, wilful Jessica has always ensured their survival. Now eighteen, the two girls have come to Wilde - an elite university in the heart of Dublin, far away from their troubled childhoods. Jessica thrives immediately, and, with the faithful Linda at her side, finds herself at the heart of a new circle of friends. But then Mark enters the picture.
