Other People's Fun by Lane, Harriet

Other People's Fun

A chance encounter draws two old classmates toward an unforgettable reckoning in this "very smart and darkly...
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Other People's Fun by Lane, Harriet

Other People's Fun

$29.00

Other People's Fun

$29.00
Author: Harriet Lane
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A chance encounter draws two old classmates toward an unforgettable reckoning in this "very smart and darkly funny" novel exploring power--and how it tangles with privilege, marriage, motherhood, and midlife--from the acclaimed author of Alys, Always, and Her (Flynn Berry, author of Northern Spy).

"I look. I can't stop looking. That's the deal, isn't it? We all know that's how it works. If someone wants to be seen--and oh, how they want to be seen--then someone has to watch."

Ruth is alone, unnoticed, and at a loss: her marriage has ended, her daughter is leaving home, and her job is leading nowhere.

But luckily Sookie is back in her life-vivid, self-assured Sookie, who never spared the time for Ruth when they were teenagers, but who now seems to want to be friends. But as Ruth is caught up in Sookie's life, she sees that everything is not as Instagrammable as Sookie would have you believe. As the truth about Sookie becomes clearer, so too does the choice Ruth will have to make.

Unputdownable, spiky, and subtle, Other People's Fun is a novel about modern life, from the little lies we tell our neighbors, friends, families, and ourselves to the hall of mirrors that is social media. Filled with Harriet Lane's trademark creeping unease and forensic observation, this page-turner considers how desperately we want others to see us as we are--and what happens when they finally do.

"This deliciously twisted tale is a one-sitting read steeped in tension and unease." -- Red Magazine (UK)
"If you loved Notes on a Scandal, then this is for you." --Prima (UK)



Author: Harriet Lane
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.69h x 4.42w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780316369947


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2025
Library Journal 09/01/2025 pg. 71
Publishers Weekly 09/08/2025
Booklist 10/01/2025

About the Author
Harriet Lane has worked as an editor and staff writer at Tatler and the Observer. She has also written for the Guardian, Vogue and the New York Times. She is the author of two other novels, Alys, Always and Her. She lives in North London.

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