My Friend Anna

The true story of a fake heiress.

Rachel DeLoache Williams met Anna Vadimovna Sorokina aka Anna Delvey at a meeting of friends in New York City. Rachel had worked her way onto the staff at Vanity Fair. Anna was creating a foundation for the arts in New York City. They had mutual friends and Anna introduced Rachel to some famous people. Anna always seemed to be where the party was.

Rachel and Anna knew each other for a few years before Rachel starting adding up little things, but she never really put it all together. It was not until a group trip to Marrakech that Anna's financial schemes started to implode around her and everyone else. Rachel ended up using her personal and corporate credit cards to cover expenses thinking that Anna would be paying her back.

This did not happen.

My Friend Anna (2019) is told from Williams' viewpoint. It tells of the friendship, the betrayals, and the devastating aftermath. It is a quick read. Williams is factual about what happened to her and her friends as a result of their friendship with Anna. The book flows with lessons and emotions. It will make you think twice about ever picking up the check for anyone and expecting to be paid back. Williams does not cut herself any slack either in this book, her humanness is on full display. This is better than a Lifetime movie. This is better than glamorizing the villain. This is the unvarnished truth - this is a must read.

I received this book for free in a Goodreads Giveaway and give my opinion without prejudice and voluntarily.