The Wildelings

<p><b>A vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin – perfect for fans of dark academia</b><br><br><b>**An <i>Irish Times </i>Book of the Summer**<br></b><br><b>''A</b><b>rrives to fill the <i>Secret History</i>-shaped hole in your lives ... Gloriously entertaining</b><b>’ <i>Observer</i>, Books to look out for in 2025</b><b><br>''A searing exploration into our deepest desires and insecurities. I adored it'' </b><b>Heather Darwent</b><br><b>‘I was gripped by this dark and thrilling fable’ Dominic West</b><br><b>‘I was hooked from the very start’ Rachel Joyce</b><br><br><b>____________________________________________________________<br><br></b>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>But 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.<br><br>It 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.<br><br>Years 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.</p>