{"product_id":"the-party-by-tessa-hadley-9781787335554","title":"The Party","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn irresistible novella about two sisters and a night that changes everything, from the master chronicler of our heart's hidden desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvelyn had the surprising thought that bodies were sometimes wiser than the people inside them. She'd have liked to impress somebody with this idea, but couldn't explain it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a winter Saturday night in post-war Bristol, sisters Moira and Evelyn, on the cusp of adulthood, go to an art students' party in a dockside pub; there they meet two men, Paul and Sinden, whose air of worldliness and sophistication both intrigues and repels them. Sinden calls a few days later to invite them over to the grand suburban mansion Paul shares with his brother and sister, and Moira accepts despite Evelyn's misgivings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the night unfolds in this unfamiliar, glamorous new setting, the sisters learn things about themselves and each other that shock them, and release them into a new phase of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this irresistible novella of two young women coming of age, \u003cem\u003eTessa Hadley\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ever-changing desires, the sudden revelations and the lasting mysteries that are bound up with who we are, and who we might become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913429770476,"sku":"9781787335554","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781787335554.jpg?v=1731974515","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-party-by-tessa-hadley-9781787335554","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}