My Friend Anna

The true story of Anna Delvey, the fake heiress of New York City

Rachel DeLoache Williams

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Quercus Publishing
22 February 2022

True crime; Hoaxes & deceptions

*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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*ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2019
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*WITH NEW & EXCLUSIVE AFTERWORD
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'Addictive ... a jaw-dropping read' STYLIST

'Explosive ... Definitely one for the beach' ELLE

'Paints a fascinating picture of an eccentric egomaniac who rails against all authority ... gripping stuff' SUNDAY TIMES

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 (real name Anna Sorokin), 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.

By: Rachel DeLoache Williams
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 128mm, Width: 192mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781787478305
ISBN 10: 1787478300
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 22 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rachel DeLoache Williams was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, and is a graduate of Kenyon College. In 2010, she moved to New York City and landed her dream job in the photo department of Vanity Fair, where she helped produce photo shoots, including those for the annual Hollywood and New Establishment issues, and worked with the magazine's leading photographers and iconic subjects. My Friend Anna is her first book.

Reviews for My Friend Anna: The true story of Anna Delvey, the fake heiress of New York City

My Friend Anna is the dishy story you've been craving ever since Anna Delvey first made headlines... a harrowing account of what it's like to be conned. - Refinery29 Gripping - Sunday Mirror It is everything I wanted it to be and more. A deep dive around New York's coolest bars and hippest hangouts and a tale of two girls that blurs the lines between friend and freelancer. - Red My Friend Anna is sensational. - Bustle Beach reads should be light, fun, and serve a lot dish. That's why number one on my summer reading list is My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress by Rachel DeLoache Williams. - Town & Country Addictive - i Totally gripping ... impossible to put down for the duration, My Friend Anna is undeniably one of the summer's most compelling reads. - Sunday Business Post An intimate, methodical look at the pair's relationship. - The Skinny