Assigned to the same suite during their freshman year at Quincy-Hawthorne College, Lainey, Ji Sun, Alice, and Margaret quickly become inseparable. But their bonds must weather threats that come from the dark forests of their childhoods, and beyond - from institutions, from one another, and ultimately, from within themselves. As they move through their wild college days to their more feral days as new parents, each of the four friends will make a terrible mistake. With one part of the novel devoted to each mistake - the Accident, the Accusation, the Kiss, and the Bite -The Other's Gold reveals the achingly familiar ways our life-defining turning points prompt our relationships to unravel and re-knit, as the women discover what they and their loved ones are capable of, and capable of forgiving.

"This is the best debut I've read since Homefire and evokes Prep and A Little Life. I read 365 pages in one day, giving up TV and residing in the world Ames created. It's an incredible, devastating, beautiful book." - iPaper

"Addictive . . . This novel will resonate with anyone who guards an inner circle forged in dorm rooms and dining halls" - Vogue (US)

"It's a story of fizzing friendships and tenacious women, put to the test by each other's foibles and ferocity" - Dazed

"The Other's Gold is just the immersive read to lose yourself in with women behaving badly and, in ways, we all will recognise" - Stylist

"It's an ode to the turmoil and joy of female friendship, and the perfect book to read with your friends" - Bustle

"The Other's Gold is as beautifully written and epic in scope as A Little Life, but featuring women characters" - Refinery29

"Explores the changing bonds of four college friends as the mistakes they make later in life threaten to either deteriorate or strengthen their relationship" - InStyle

"The debut novel of the season, The Other's Gold reads like an origin story for the women of Big Little Lies" - Elle, Books of the Year

"I found it hard to tear myself away from this book as it was so immersive and the characters' rich inner-lives were captured so viscerally" - The Bookseller

"As first-year students at the prestigious Quincy-Hawthorn College, four suitemates are thrown together and enter into an intensely close friendship. . . . Written in a deft omniscient narration . . . the novel sharpens when the women come into independent adulthood, and though the structure emphasizes the sameness of their transgressions-the way all of us will cross lines for morally complicated reasons-the characters finally bloom into vibrant individuality." - Kirkus

"Debut author Ames delicately weaves together a story dedicated to the intensity of friendship....Dealing with issues of guilt, pain, and the realistic, ruthless hardships of life, THE OTHER'S GOLD shows that friends will stay by your side, if you let them fully in. Excellent for fans of Celeste Ng and Kristan Higgins." - Booklist

"Exploring the sensual, visceral and horror-filled experiences of being female while never abandoning the love Ames has for her characters, The Other's Gold is smart and provocative, satisfying and unforgettable . . . Elizabeth Ames brings a bright, sharp lens to a story of friendship among women that will keep readers up long past their bedtime." - Shelf Awareness

"A powerful story of the bonds we form... I felt like these women were my friends and was devastated that my time in their world eventually came to a (rewarding) end" - Marie Claire, 19 Best Beach Reads