Fake Like Me

A ridiculously propulsive page turner. Barbara Bourland has written a ‘du Maurier-esque’ literary thriller about sexual jealousy and artistic legacy, a gorgeously scathing critique of the New York art scene, and a warning about the deadly consequences of stifling female expression. Could. Not. Put. It. Down. - Lisa Gabriele, author of The Winters

I love FAKE LIKE ME! It’s the perfect smart-thriller paradox: you’ll be driven to finish the twisting plot, but you will not want the narrator’s insightful observations to end. Drop everything to follow Bourland’s brilliant young painter to Pine City, the upstate artist colony with its crumbling camp buildings and secret histories. You will not see the art world - or a woman’s place in it - the same way again. - Maria Hummel, author of Still Lives

With her trademark flair and razor-sharp attention to detail, Barbara Bourland offers the reader an incisive exploration of the tension between the desire to make art and the desire to make money. Fake Like Me is satirical, brilliantly realised, and has a twist you simply won’t see coming - Louise O’Neill, bestselling author of Asking For It

In Bourland’s decadent twist on the classic campus novel, a group of struggling artists succeed beyond their wildest dreams, but at what cost? Gloriously mordant, and just the right amount of rococo, you have to start your summer with this glittering new read. - Courtney Maum, author of I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You

A satirical take on the contemporary art scene–smart, witty and eye-opening. This gripping tale throws back the curtain on a world of secrets and intrigue - Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs Parrish

Biting, funny and brilliantly subversive - Louise O’Neill, on I’ll Eat When I’m Dead

Gripping, razor-sharp pageturner - Irish Independent, on I’ll Eat When I’m Dead

Compulsively readable, satirical romp with a sharp and vicious twist - K. J. Howe, on I’ll Eat When I’m Dead