Faking Friends: The Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Worst Idea Ever

Jane Fallon

Jan 2018 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF WORST IDEA EVER

What if your best friend turned out to be your worst enemy?

'A deftly plotted, witty tale of revenge. It's a romcom with attitude' MAIL ON SUNDAY

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Best friend, soulmate . . . backstabber?

Amy thought she knew everything about her best friend Melissa.

And she also thought she was about to marry the man of her dream.

Until she discovers he has been having an affair . . . and Melissa is The Other Woman.

In one disastrous weekend she has lost her home, her fiancé and her best friend.

But instead of falling apart, she is determined to get her own back . . .
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'It's FABALISS. I was SO GRIPPED' MARIAN KEYES

'I couldn't put it down' 5***** READER REVIEW

'Barbed, twisty and full of deliciously dry wit, this is smart stuff to race through' SUNDAY MIRROR

'So many twists I didn't see coming' 5***** READER REVIEW

'Brilliant, original, edgy and compulsively readable' DAILY MAIL

SHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD & LONGLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE

Ratings and reviews

This was my first Jane Fallon book and it will definitely not be my last. I always like to try a new author and even though I was a little dubious about the premise for the book (more about that later) it was on sale so I decided to give it a try. The writing is witty, warm and time has been spent on understanding how people function and this shone through in the telling. To be perfectly honest my personal prejudices about the main theme are what marked this one down a little for me. The whole basic plot is girl finds out her best friend has been moving in on her boyfriend whilst she is working in a different country - actually literally moving in. So, she sets out to get her revenge on both the so-called friend and her boyfriend. Here's my issue with what I thought I was going to get (so glad I was wrong). I was expecting some sort of quasi-feminist tract about being a strong woman and being unrepentantly selfish to get your own back on people. I was expecting nasty people with scary agendas to proliferate and rise to the top like the cream on a pint of Jersey milk. Basically I bought the book so I could get on my moral high horse and be offended - this is 2018 people and we are supposed to be offended all the time after all. Instead what I got was warm and funny and more a story about the nature of true friendship than anything else. Yes the revenge takes centre stage but the main character, Amy, suffers so much guilt over her actions that I actually forgave her for some of her more heinous acts. When she gets a new beau my heart did do a little sinking motion in my chest but even that has a little twist to it that I really didn't see coming. I also liked the fact that Melissa doesn't just lie down and accept her fate - she fights back. Each character felt fully rounded and a truly human mixture of good, bad and indifferent which helped to bring the book alive in my head instead of just on the page. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will definitely be reading more from this author's catalogue.

Simply the best! Don't mess with good people! Karma comes back tenfold when you mess with good natured people!

One of the best book I've read! Love it!!!!

About the author

Jane Fallon is the multi-award-winning television producer behind shows such as This Life, Teachers and 20 Things to Do Before You're 30. Her Sunday Times bestselling books - Getting Rid of Matthew, Got You Back, Foursome, The Ugly Sister, Skeletons, Strictly Between Us, My Sweet Revenge, Faking Friends, Tell Me a Secret, Queen Bee, Worst Idea Ever, Just Got Real and Over Sharing - have sold over a million copies in the UK.