The Dinner Party - 'Tender, astonishing and unflinching' (Lucy Rose)

I 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. Franca 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.

Product details

• Authors: Viola Van de Sandt, Viola van de Sandt
• Publisher: Tinder Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9781035429851
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3542985-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 232 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Psychological, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Fiction: general and literary, Sexual abuse and harassment, Relating to LGBTQ+ people