{"product_id":"the-dinner-party","title":"The Dinner Party","description":"'A profoundly confronting novel which consumed me whole... tender, astonishing and unflinching'\u003cbr\u003eLucy Rose, author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Lamb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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\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.","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57593266962758,"sku":"9781035429851","price":17.67,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3081\/3510\/files\/613818a3c046a7da002ed4e5ed2368344a67f8038d0f5c26f11e06cb27cd7655.jpg?v=1791939978","url":"https:\/\/www.averdo.com\/products\/the-dinner-party","provider":"Averdo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}