{"product_id":"9781035429844-the-dinner-party","title":"The Dinner Party","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Tender, astonishing and unflinching' (Lucy Rose)\u003cbr\u003eAn intimate and darkly propulsive story told over the course of a dinner party, from its careful preparation through its explosive, irrevocable finish - for fans of ASSEMBLY and CLEOPATRA AND FRANKENSTEIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A profoundly confronting novel which consumed me whole. tender, astonishing and unflinching'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Rose, author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Lamb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI remember everything that happened in those three minutes at the beginning of the evening, him and me in the kitchen. That, and what happened at the end: the knife, and what I did with it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFranca 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55626713497974,"sku":"9781035429844","price":18.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_39609025_af28bc3c-5d2b-473b-944a-aa22e45d006f.jpg?v=1769100896","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035429844-the-dinner-party","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}