{"product_id":"9781471168635-the-party","title":"The Party","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne invitation. A lifetime of regrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt was supposed to be a celebration. How did it all go so wrong? An explosive family drama perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A tense and riveting story about one night gone horribly wrong, and the fallout within a family and a group of friends' \u003cb\u003eMegan Miranda, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Missing Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sweet sixteen. It's a coming of age, a milestone, a rite of passage. Of course Jeff and Kim Sanders will throw a party for their daughter, Hannah. She's a good kid with good grades and nice friends. And it isn't going to be a big, indulgent affair. Just four girls coming over for pizza and cake, movies and a sleepover. What could possibly go wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But things do go wrong, horrifically wrong. After a tragic accident, Jeff and Kim's flawless life in a wealthy San Francisco suburb begins to unravel. The injured girl's mother, Lisa, files a lawsuit that turns friends into enemies, reveals dark secrets in the Sanders' marriage, and exposes the truth about their perfect daughter, Hannah. Lisa's determination to make the Sanders pay stems from a fierce love for her only child and Lisa's own dark and damaged past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Party\u003c\/i\u003e, Christos Tsiolkas's \u003ci\u003eThe Slap\u003c\/i\u003e meets Liane Moriarty's \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies, \u003c\/i\u003etaking us behind the façade of the perfect family, exploring the secrets, betrayals, and moral lapses the neighbors don't see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Party\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the lies and duplicities that children and parents tell each other. And tell themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A compulsive page-turner that mines the push-pull between basic impulses and doing the ‘right thing,’ \u003ci\u003eThe Party\u003c\/i\u003e is a domestic drama that spins off the rails with hellish consequences' \u003cb\u003eErica Ferencik, author of \u003ci\u003eThe River at Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A tense and riveting story about one night gone horribly wrong, and the fallout within a family and a group of friends. Secrets, desires, choice and consequence, \u003ci\u003eThe Party \u003c\/i\u003ereveals that what lies inside a family—and each person—is not always as it seems. I was hooked from the opening scene and could not look away until I reached the very last page' \u003cb\u003eMegan Miranda, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Missing Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Cleverly constructed and brilliantly paced, \u003ci\u003eThe Party\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw telling of a family coming apart at the seams. Robyn Harding weaves a riveting tale that is impossible to put down' \u003cb\u003eBill Clegg, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDid You Ever Have a Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535798280566,"sku":"9781471168635","price":6.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31792139.jpg?v=1774283291","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471168635-the-party","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}