{"product_id":"9781398535107-these-mortal-bodies","title":"These Mortal Bodies","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea gripping and atmospheric dark academia novel about toxic female friendships and obssession\u003cbr\u003eDark academia about a working class student's transformative first year at a prestigious university, surrounded by gothic architecture, secret societies and witchcraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's \u003ci\u003eSaltburn\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Craft\u003c\/i\u003e – prepare to be beguiled’ \u003cb\u003eEMMA VAN STRAATEN, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Immaculate Body\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A nuanced tale of friendships, with a satisfying hint of darkness’ \u003cb\u003eHEATHER DARWENT, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Things We Do To Our Friends \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvy wasn't born into their world. But she'll do anything to belong. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough her fellow students all seem to come from money and to have known each other their whole lives, outsider Ivy is determined to belong. She 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA richly atmospheric campus novel, perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and dark academia, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese Mortal Bodies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese Mortal Bodies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly stunning. Wilson writes beautifully and with clarity, shining a torch on timeless issues' \u003cb\u003eT. L. HUCHU, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Library of the Dead \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Builds tension and atmosphere with a quiet creepiness as it hurtles towards a shocking conclusion. It’s refreshing to have read about a protagonist with neurodivergence where it’s portrayed without cliché and with bold authenticity’ \u003cb\u003eCHRIS BRIDGES, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSick to Death\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A delicious coming of age story with a dark academia twist . Gripping and beautifully told, Elspeth Wilson has breathed life into her characters that will linger long after the final page’ \u003cb\u003eLAURA ELLIOTT, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAwakened\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41793805647969,"sku":"9781398535107","price":11.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34503116_92d89452-2824-4da6-8b38-6dffba80f297.jpg?v=1747947827","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398535107-these-mortal-bodies","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}