In Other People’s Fun, Harriet Lane turns her sharp lens on the lives we curate and the truths we bury. She writes not about the bold or the loud—but about the quiet women who fade into the background... until they don’t.

Ruth is slipping through the cracks. Her marriage is over, her daughter is moving on, and her job is a dead end. She feels invisible—until Sookie walks back into her life. All confidence, color, and charisma, Sookie once ruled the social scene at school while Ruth stood quietly on the sidelines. But now, Sookie seems interested—too interested.

At first, Ruth is flattered. Then she’s confused. And then… she starts to see. Beneath the gloss and filtered posts, something is rotten. Sinister in the most satisfying way, Other People’s Fun is a masterclass in slow-burning suspense and the psychology of being overlooked. Harriet Lane reminds us that what’s hidden is often more dangerous than what’s revealed—and sometimes, invisibility is its own kind of power.

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