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Old Friends
By (Author) Felicity Everett
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ
10th February 2023
17th March 2022
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Family life fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Fiction: special features
Narrative theme: Coming of age
823.92
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
250g
The latest gripping domestic drama from the author of The Move and The People at Number 9
Moving in together. What could go wrong
Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty OK!
Two couples, best friends for half a lifetime, move in together. What could possibly go wrong
Harriet and Mark have it all: successful careers, a lovely house in a leafy London suburb, twin boys on the cusp of leaving home. Yvette and Gary share a smaller place with their two daughters in a shabbier part of the same borough.
But when the stars align for a collective move north, it means a fresh start for them all. For Mark, its a chance to escape the rat race; for Harriet, a distraction from her unfulfilled dream of a late third child. Gary has decided to reboot the Madchester band that made him famous, while Yvette hopes it will give her daughters what she never had herself.
But as the reality of their new living arrangements slowly sinks in, the four friends face their own mid-life crises, and the dream becomes a nightmare
Praise for Felicity Everett:
Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty OK!
Brimming with insight, intrigue and emotional intensity, and with a slow drip of disturbing revelations, Everetts masterful exploration of the pitfalls and pressures of twenty-first century life brutally exposes the perilous fault lines buried under the two seemingly happy marriages Lancashire Post
A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks Sunday Post
Has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion Adele Parks, No. 1 bestselling author, in Platinum
Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine Closer
Clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it! Katie Fforde, No. 1 bestselling author
'A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd . . . I gulped it down' Veronica Henry, bestselling author
Praise for Felicity Everett:
Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty OK!
Brimming with insight, intrigue and emotional intensity, and with a slow drip of disturbing revelations, Everetts masterful exploration of the pitfalls and pressures of twenty-first century life brutally exposes the perilous fault lines buried under the two seemingly happy marriages Lancashire Post
A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks Sunday Post
Has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion Adele Parks, No. 1 bestselling author of Both Of You, in Platinum
Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine Closer
Clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it! Katie Fforde, No. 1 bestselling author of A Wedding in Provence
'A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd . . . I gulped it down' Veronica Henry, bestselling author of The Impulse Purchase
Held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last A fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathised with them and despaired of them in equal measure Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of The Couple at the Table
Tense and tightly plotted Woman
Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping Woman & Home
I LOVED it. Such an unsettling read, with a whole grass-is-greener vibe that makes it creepy. Perfect reading for a cold, dark night! Lisa Hall, bestselling author of The Woman in the Woods
Felicity Everett grew up in Manchester, lived, worked and raised her family of four in London and returned from a four year spell in Melbourne, Australia to live in Gloucestershire in 2014. After an early career in children's publishing and freelance writing, she published her debut adult novel The Story of Us in 2011. Her second novel The People at Number 9 was published in 2017 and her third novel The Move was published in 2020.