A vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin – perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt’s The Secret History
A vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin – perfect for fans of dark academia
'Arrives to fill the Secret History-shaped hole in your lives ... Gloriously entertaining’ Observer, Books to look out for in 2025
'A searing exploration into our deepest desires and insecurities. I adored it' Heather Darwent
‘I was gripped by this dark and thrilling fable’ Dominic West
‘I was hooked from the very start’ Rachel Joyce
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"Fans of dark academia or Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, this one’s for you" - HARPER'S BAZAAR, The 25 Best Books Coming Out This Spring
"Harding gives Jessica a self-excoriating, incisive, bitter, and evocative first-person voice. The Wildelings' inexorable plot is like the proverbial train wreck: shocking, electric, impossible to turn from. Its psychological tumult verges on horror. With this atmospheric roller coaster of a novel, Harding offers pulsing intensity, gut-wrenching emotional upheaval, and high drama in every sense" - SHELF AWARENESS
"A story of obsession, control and guilt, set in 1990s Dublin ... Perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt’s The Secret History" - IRISH TIMES
"The Wildelings arrives to fill the Secret History-shaped hole in your lives ... Gothic and gloriously entertaining" - OBSERVER, Fiction to look out for in 2025
"Quietly devastating ... Reminded me repeatedly of Shuggie Bain" - OBSERVER
"Stark and terrifying, fast-paced and intensely lucid" - NEW YORK TIMES
"A heady mixture of heartbreak and hope" - TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
"A pungently propulsive heart-wrencher ... An alarming yet tender portrayal of the slow-burn impact of long-repressed grief" - DAILY MAIL
"[Harding's] writing is taut, and there is such an intensity, an urgency about the narrative that you find yourself turning the pages as if you fear Sonya might race out of sight ... A contemporary, zeitgeisty read and very satisfying" - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
"Mesmerising, beautifully realised ... Glorious mix of barely-held-together sanity and unbridled honesty" - IRISH INDEPENDENT
"Delves into territories which are as devastating as they are illuminating" - REFINERY29
"Well-crafted … It’s a wild ride, culminating in a scene that combines hope, fear and beauty" - OBSERVER
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A vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin – perfect for fans of dark academia
'Arrives to fill the Secret History-shaped hole in your lives ... Gloriously entertaining’ Observer, Books to look out for in 2025
'A searing exploration into our deepest desires and insecurities. I adored it' Heather Darwent
‘I was gripped by this dark and thrilling fable’ Dominic West
‘I was hooked from the very start’ Rachel Joyce
____
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"Fans of dark academia or Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, this one’s for you" - HARPER'S BAZAAR, The 25 Best Books Coming Out This Spring
"Harding gives Jessica a self-excoriating, incisive, bitter, and evocative first-person voice. The Wildelings' inexorable plot is like the proverbial train wreck: shocking, electric, impossible to turn from. Its psychological tumult verges on horror. With this atmospheric roller coaster of a novel, Harding offers pulsing intensity, gut-wrenching emotional upheaval, and high drama in every sense" - SHELF AWARENESS
"A story of obsession, control and guilt, set in 1990s Dublin ... Perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt’s The Secret History" - IRISH TIMES
"The Wildelings arrives to fill the Secret History-shaped hole in your lives ... Gothic and gloriously entertaining" - OBSERVER, Fiction to look out for in 2025
"Quietly devastating ... Reminded me repeatedly of Shuggie Bain" - OBSERVER
"Stark and terrifying, fast-paced and intensely lucid" - NEW YORK TIMES
"A heady mixture of heartbreak and hope" - TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
"A pungently propulsive heart-wrencher ... An alarming yet tender portrayal of the slow-burn impact of long-repressed grief" - DAILY MAIL
"[Harding's] writing is taut, and there is such an intensity, an urgency about the narrative that you find yourself turning the pages as if you fear Sonya might race out of sight ... A contemporary, zeitgeisty read and very satisfying" - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
"Mesmerising, beautifully realised ... Glorious mix of barely-held-together sanity and unbridled honesty" - IRISH INDEPENDENT
"Delves into territories which are as devastating as they are illuminating" - REFINERY29
"Well-crafted … It’s a wild ride, culminating in a scene that combines hope, fear and beauty" - OBSERVER
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