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When We Were Friends

When We Were Friends

Summary

From the bestselling author of HOME TRUTHS comes an addictive psychological suspense with a shock twist you WON'T see coming . . .

Six friends. One reunion. Countless secrets.

It had always been the six of us.

Since we met at university twenty-five years ago, we'd faced everything together. Break-ups and marriages, motherhood and death. We were closer than sisters; the edges of our lives bled into each other.

But that was before the night of the reunion. The night of exposed secrets and jagged accusations. The night when everything changed.

And then we were five.
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'
Astute and witty' Sunday Mirror

'Clever, intriguing, chilling - and utterly impossible to put down. Tina Seskis is proving herself to be master of the twist' Grazia

'A chilling tale of university friends 25 years later . . . the tragic fallout of a summer reunion will make you wish you could read that bit faster' Stylist

'This dark whodunit explores just how complex friendships can be' Woman Magazine

An earlier version of this novel was published under the title A SERPENTINE AFFAIR

Reviews

  • There's a poignant air of nostalgia about the sections set in the women's younger day, and you'll warm to the sharply-drawn characters. Astute and witty.
    Sunday Mirror

About the author

Tina Seskis

Tina Seskis grew up in Hampshire, and after graduating from the University of Bath spent over 20 years working in marketing and advertising. She is the author of three novels, When We Were Friends (formerly A Serpentine Affair), One Step Too Far, and The Honeymoon. Tina lives in North London with her husband and son.
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