The Party: The thrilling Richard & Judy Book Club Pick 2018

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Elizabeth Day. The Party: The thrilling Richard & Judy Book Club Pick 2018

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About the Author

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1. a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking and entertainment.

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But I underestimated Serena. Because although she looked boring (beautiful, yes, but undeniably boring) she possessed this unspoilt quality. She was deeply naive. It wasn’t stupidity, not exactly, but rather a sense of other-worldliness, as if she had never quite found her place on the planet. A more unkind word might be ‘ditzy’.

For whatever reason, Ben was smitten. I realised, that night, when I looked across the table at him, desperately wanting him to look back, that Serena was there to stay. Ben turned to her and, with the pad of his thumb, stroked the stray strand of hair away from her mouth, then kissed her with excruciating tenderness. And I knew things were going to change.

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