{"product_id":"book-week-scotland-elspeth-wilson-heather-darwent-in-conversation-at-haddington-library","title":"Friendship in Dark Academia: Heather Darwent \u0026 Elspeth Wilson in conversation at Haddington Library","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin us at Haddington Library on Monday, 17th November, at 7 pm, when we will be in conversation with Heather Darwent, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Things We Do To Our Friends \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Sharp Scratch\u003c\/em\u003e and Elspeth Wilson, author of \u003cem\u003eThese Mortal Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e, about all things friendship and Dark Academia. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis event is part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/book-week-scotland\/about-book-week-scotland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBook Week Scotland\u003c\/a\u003e, and is supported by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eScottish Book Trust\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eastlothian.gov.uk\/info\/210562\/libraries\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEast Lothian Libraries\u003c\/a\u003e, and Night Owl Books. It will include a Q\u0026amp;A and audience questions, followed by a book signing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook your free ticket to attend via this page. You can also order copies of \u003cem\u003eThe Things We Do To Our Friends\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eA Sharp Scratch \u003c\/em\u003eby Heather Darwent, or \u003cem\u003eThese Mortal Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e by Elspeth Wilson via this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eEVENT DETAILS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCopies will be available for delivery\/collection from Night Owl Books. Alternatively, they can be collected from the signing table on the night of the event.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePlease select 'local pick up' at the checkout if you would like to collect your copy\/copies from Night Owl Books, or at the event. \u003cspan\u003eAlternatively, please select the 'ship' option and we'll post your book(s) to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent times:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvent: 19:00 - 20:00, followed by signing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoors: 18:45.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/chlNiOTWB32dyoWsl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHaddington Library\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cspan\u003eThe John Gray Centre, Lodge Street, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3DX.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFAQs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Will I be sent an e-ticket before the event?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we will have a guest list on the door on the night of the event, and you will not be sent an e-ticket for it - simply let us know your name\/the name of the person who booked your ticket when you arrive, and we'll check you in! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Can I collect my book at the event?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopies can be collected on the night at the event, or alternatively if you would like to read the book before attending copies can be collected or posted to you in advance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on Covid precautions: if you feel unwell on the day, please err on the side of caution, and please take a lateral flow test before attending, if you can.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eThe Things We Do To Our Friends:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunday Times Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2023\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the McIlvanney Prize\u003cbr\u003eOne of Cosmopolitan's Best Books for 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn there, them, us, it’s everything you’ve ever wanted, and you’re going to love it. I promise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’ll look after you. All her life Clare has never fit in. So when she arrives at Edinburgh University, she seizes the chance to reinvent herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen she meets Tabitha who is everything she’s not: charismatic, dazzling and intimidatingly wealthy. Soon Clare is sucked into Tabitha’s enigmatic circle of friends, and it’s all she hoped it would be. Until it’s not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause they are not all they seem. And they’ve been waiting for Clare. With friends like these, who needs enemies?An intoxicating feminist page-turner with shades of The Secret History and Promising Young Woman, this novel will take youon a journey from Edinburgh's dazzling spires to the dripping staircases and dark alleyways of its underbelly.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 384 pages, published 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eA Sharp Scratch:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timely, gripping novel about the dark underbelly of wellness culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe can fix you. It's a promise that Betsy has heard far too many times. From the child psychologist, from her husband, and from the wellness trends that scream at her from her screen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo far, it's been a lie. But this time, she believes it. Because Betsy has been offered a place at Carn - a luxurious, unorthodox retreat, where healing really is possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Carn, she discovers that her imperfections make her unique, not weak. She isn't broken, just special. All Betsy has to do is follow the rules .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 320 pages, publishing on the 29th May 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout T\u003cem\u003ehese Mortal Bodies:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe wasn't born into their world. But she'll do anything to belong.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeaving behind her childhood in coastal Scotland, Ivy Graveson arrives at an all-girls college at a prestigious university and throws herself into the deep end of life on campus. Though her fellow students all seem to come from money and to have known each other their whole lives, outsider Ivy is determined to belong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe embraces the world of secret societies, and as she discovers the legacy of her college, the parallels between its past and her present become striking. Because however hard she tries to ignore it, Ivy has always felt drawn to – and terrified of – the bodies of water that surround her. In just one life-changing year in these hallowed halls, Ivy will have to decide how much sisterhood means to her and how far she’ll go to become the person she was destined to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA richly atmospheric campus novel with neurodivergent representation, perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e and dark academia, \u003cem\u003eThese Mortal Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e is an intoxicating story of obsession, infatuation and toxic friendship in the world of the elites, where rules are made to be broken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 384 pages, published 17th July 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the authors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Darwent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is based just outside of Edinburgh, the setting for her \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling debut, \u003cem\u003eThe Things We Do To Our Friends\u003c\/em\u003e. Originally from Yorkshire, she came to Scotland to study at the University of Edinburgh and ended up never quite leaving. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading chaotic non-fiction about Silicon Valley and swimming in the sea . . . or being unbearably boring in conversation about swimming in the sea. \u003cem\u003eA Sharp Scratch\u003c\/em\u003e is her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElspeth Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Scottish writer and poet whose work has been supported by Creative Scotland and shortlisted for Penguin's WriteNow scheme and Canongate's Nan Shepherd prize. \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eThese\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eMortal\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eBodies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel. 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