The Dinner Party

'An intimate, provocative and irresistible debut. I was mesmerised' Jamie Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins Franca left the Netherlands behind to start her new life in England with Andrew. Andrew, whose parents lived in South Kensington but had a flat their son could 'borrow' nearby. Andrew, an old-fashioned British gentleman, who encourages her not to work but to instead focus on her writing. Andrew who suggests a dinner party with his colleagues to celebrate their big upcoming launch. A dinner party that Franca must plan and shop and cook and clean for. A dinner party during a heatwave, when the fridge breaks, alcohol replaces water and an unexpected guest joins their ranks. A dinner party where everything she once was and everything she now is comes together and she feels like she might implode. 'A powerful story . . . urgent and terrifyingly real' New York Times 'Revels in what lies beneath' Irish Times 'Beautifully written . . . compelling' Daily Mail