{"product_id":"the-wildelings-lisa-harding-9781526672902","title":"The Wildelings","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin - perfect for fans of dark academia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e**An Irish Times Book of the Summer**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Arrives to fill the Secret History-shaped hole in your lives ... Gloriously entertaining' Observer, Books to look out for in 2025\n\u003cbr\u003e'A searing exploration into our deepest desires and insecurities. I adored it' Heather Darwent\n\u003cbr\u003e'I was gripped by this dark and thrilling fable' Dominic West\n\u003cbr\u003e'I was hooked from the very start' Rachel Joyce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e____________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJessica 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut then Mark enters the picture. A philosophy student a few years older than them, he has strange and compelling ideas about self-discovery. When Linda and Mark start dating, Jessica is disturbed by the change in her friend - and how quickly she seems to have fallen under this abrasive, charismatic man's control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt turns out that Mark's influence is not limited to Linda alone; and Jessica soon finds out that her whole group of friends are keeping secrets for him - culminating in a terrible tragedy that strikes at the end of their first year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYears later, Jessica is still grappling with her guilt over what happened at Wilde. And when Mark resurfaces, she knows she owes it to herself - and Linda - to set the record straight once and for all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Harding","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47702799581427,"sku":"9781526672902","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781526672902.jpg?v=1756411615","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-wildelings-lisa-harding-9781526672902","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}