''A Ripleyesque exploration of female insecurity set among the socialites of Manhattan'' Guardian, Books of the Year-An irresistible novel about a toxic friendship taken to the extreme- Elle Louise is struggling to survive in New York; juggling a series of poorly paid jobs, renting a shabby flat, being catcalled by her creepy neighbour, she dreams of being a writer. And then one day she meets Lavinia. Lavinia who has everything - looks, money, clothes, friends, an amazing apartment-Lavinia invites Louise into her charmed circle, takes her to the best underground speakeasies, the opera, shares her clothes, her drugs, her Uber account. Louise knows that this can-t last for ever, but just how far is she prepared to go to have this life? Or rather, to have Lavinia-s life?
