Friends in Dark Places
A Novel
Format:Hardback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Publishing:20th May '27
£22.00
This title is due to be published on 20th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A sharply humorous, chilling, and witchy novel about the power of female rage and the undeniable warmth of friendship, for fans of Rachel Harrison and T. Kingfisher.
After Eula inherits the sprawling, shadowy estate of Crab Hollow on the remote shores of Shelter Island, she sees a chance to reconnect with her three closest friends. When Kate, Alice, and Danny arrive at the isolated mansion for a Halloween weekend, they believe they’re escaping their own unraveling lives. Kate is desperately hiding her family’s sudden financial ruin. Alice is running from a relentless stalker. And Danny is wrestling with a suffocating sense of betrayal.
But Eula harbors the darkest secret of all. Crab Hollow pulses with the vengeful spirit of Amity, an ancestor who demands bloody justice for ancient wrongs. As the autumn wind howls and the weekend stretches on, the friends unknowingly step into a trap fueled by centuries of feminine rage. When betrayals surface and supernatural forces awaken, the fiercely loyal sisterhood transforms into a desperate fight for survival.
"Friends in Dark Places is a riveting, character-driven story that mines the complexities of friendship and rage—with an occultist twist. With its lush writing and quartet of dynamic women, Ellery Adams has created a spellbinding novel layered with dark histories, earth magic, and Victorian spiritualism. There is so much to enjoy about this book!"
—Zoje Stage, USA TODAY bestselling author of Baby Teeth and Something of a Calling
"Tackling the inevitable loss of Self that's required to become a wife, a mother, or a corporate queen, Friends in Dark Places explores betrayal and vengeance through the lens of female rage to dissect what needs to be sacrificed in order to fit society's expectations, and the price every woman is willing to pay to regain the parts of themselves that were discarded along the way. Balancing the bonds of sisterhood with the desperate quest for autonomy, Adams stuns the reader in this monstrously horrific book that should be on everyone's must-read list."
—Maria Tureaud, author of This House Will Feed
“I loved spending time with these women. Expertly plotted, beautifully written, and whip-smart, this is a tale of friendship and the cauldron of revenge. One to savor in the dark months.”
—C.J. Cooke, internationally bestselling author
ISBN: 9781335003409
Dimensions: 241mm x 159mm x 21mm
Weight: 257g
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