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My Friend Anna
- The true story of Anna Delvey, the fake heiress of New York City
- Narrated by: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
One of Time magazine's must-read books of 2019.
With a new and exclusive afterword.
How does it feel to be betrayed by your closest friend?
A close friend who turns out to be the most prolific grifter in New York City....
This is the true story of Anna Delvey, the fake heiress whose dizzying deceit and elaborate con-artistry deceived the Soho hipster scene before her ruse was finally and dramatically exposed.
After meeting through mutual friends, the 'Russian heiress' Anna Delvey and Rachel DeLoache Williams soon became inseparable. Theirs was an intoxicating world of endless excess: high dining, personal trainer sessions, a luxury holiday...and Anna footed almost every bill.
But after Anna's debit card was declined in a Moroccan medina whilst on holiday in a five-star luxury resort, Rachel began to suspect that her increasingly mysterious friend was not all she seemed.
This is the incredible story of how Anna Sorokin conned the high-rollers of the NYC social scene and convinced her close friend of an entirely concocted fantasy, the product of falsified bank documents, bad cheques and carefully edited online photos.
Written by Rachel DeLoache Williams, the Vanity Fair photography editor who believed Anna's lies before helping the police to track her down (fittingly, deciphering Anna's location using Instagram), this is Catch Me If You Can with Instagram filters.
Between Anna, Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland (Anna even tried to scam Billy) and Elizabeth Holmes, whose start-up app duped the high and mighty of Silicon Valley, this is the year of the scammer.
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Critic reviews
"'A Catch Me If You Can for the internet age... What Anna did was make Instagram flesh." (Guardian)
"At a time when we are obsessed with true-crime...Anna Sorokin is the real deal. That doesn't make it right. But oh, it tastes good." (Pandora Sykes, Elle)
"Anna looked at the soul of New York and recognized that if you distract people with shiny objects, they will be virtually unable to see anything else. And the thing was: it was so easy." (New York Magazine)
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- Olivia Baker
- 30-08-19
An Incredible story, Brilliantly Written and Performed
This book is truly captivating. It explores a thrilling (Catch me if you can type, real story) whilst exploring themes of friendship and ‘making it’ in a world where everyone is looking out for themselves. I highly recommend this book, I guarantee it will be the talk of your office.
I cannot praise this book more.
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- Chrystelle B.
- 24-08-20
Con Victim insightful and heartfelt story
i found the story interesting, especially the psychological side of the con. I felt the emotions of the writer and wanted to cheer her on.
Rachel has a beautiful voice but her narration sounded a little flat to me.i still recommend this audiobook
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- Rich
- 24-11-20
awesome
loved the book after hearing the BBC podcast about Ana, couldn't put it down .
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- A.J.F
- 19-03-20
Suprisingly good!
This book is nothing like my normal taste (margaret atwood, lionel shriver, helen dunmore, zoe heller), I chose it in lieu of any other ideas- but glad I did. Sure, it's trash, it's VERY american (obviously), it's about shallow people in a shallow world- the like of which is intangible to the vast majority. But it's so intriguing, like car crash TV. Addictive listening and actually a story well told (not sure how much reality has been embellished here...). So give it a go- I will probably listen again between books- good engaging relief from heavier works and a decent insight into peoples psyche and motivations.
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- Cathy
- 14-03-24
fascinating life lesson
Well written and narrated. Interesting details. I have listened 3 times now and still picking up Interesting nuances
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- caroline
- 25-10-19
You won’t want to stop listening
Not a book I would normally buy but I felt like trying something different I’m so glad I did
Narrating it herself the Author draws you in to her world so you feel every emotion as she leads you along her story
You totally understand why she got taken in and she keeps you hooked by not revealing how it turns out and who she is till the end
At points I found myself very emotional and wanting to rescue her from the terrible situation she finds herself in
Well worth the credit well written and beautiful read
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-03-20
My best listen for a while
If you love crime podcasts/documentaries and Gossip Girl, this is for you.
I can't believe this is the author's first book, she's an amazing, engaging writer and narrator and tells her own story perfectly. I was hooked throughout and felt every emotion with her. The memoir element felt natural even though she isn't a celebrity, it made me get to know her and despite not knowing of her before coming across this book, I was so naturally interested in her own life with how it lead her to this story. I already recommend this to all of my friends a few chapters in, and will be listening again soon! Please write more!
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- Miss A E A Sanders
- 03-05-20
Compelling but too much padding
Not the type of book I normally read but I was fascinated by the story. It didn’t need so many text message conversations repeating the same thing and sometimes even including emojis!
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- JM
- 03-01-21
interesting listen
I was interested to find out more after listening to the BBC version. This is interesting but she does go on a bit I have to say and found myself rolling my eyes a few times.
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- Nick v
- 21-07-21
Captivating and heartfelt
This is a captivating story which is well written and surprisingly balanced.
works extremely well as an audio book, helps that it's read by the author!
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