Published by Bookouture on 26th September 2018
Format: eARC, Audiobook
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Never has an unexpected guest caused such chaos!
Three couples take it in turns to host a monthly dinner party.
Beth, Sarah and Marie have been friends forever. Now they are grown up, with busy lives, busy husbands, busy kids… but they still find time to meet up over dinner once a month. A cosy, comfortable gathering of happy couples - or so they thought.
Until one night, someone brings along a last-minute guest whose wife has just left him.
Simon is standing on the doorstep in floods of tears. While the women do their best to console him, their husbands feel the need to mark their territory.
And as Simon becomes more involved with the group, his presence changes everything these three couples thought they knew about each other, leading to a final dinner party that no-one will ever forget.
From Amazon chart bestseller Tracy Bloom, Dinner Party is a funny and moving read that will make you see your marriage and friendships in a whole new light… and make you think twice about inviting your best mates round for dinner. Perfect for fans of Marian Keyes, Nick Spalding and Gill Sims.
Oh my, what a hoot this book was!!
I have to say, I absolutely LOVED Chris! The second he turned up wanting dips, my heart was stolen. If the biggest problem he has in life is whether there will be dips at a dinner party, then I am in. He was just sweet and a lot of the time naive, but he completely stole my heart and I loved him for it. Whenever he was about, he made me laugh so much! He just wanted to be a lad, with mushy peas and dips! I like Duncan too, well felt more sorry for him really and Tony, well he wasn’t always the nicest of blokes, a bit pompous.
Beth, too, I liked her but she was way too harsh on herself, but then aren’t most of us? Marie, god she riled me and Sarah, I would have loved to have been there for her.
The chaos of this book was because of one man, Simon! I have no idea how so much rife and chaos could be caused by a single heartbreak, but his did!
A complete misfit of friends but it worked for the story, and you know as well it happens every day. There is always one person who goes as it’s obligatory, not because they like any of the other people, and it’s always because it’s the women who are friends.
I just adored this book, and I loved some of the ending, and appreciated another bit, despite it being sad. I even let the mini-me listen to the book, ignoring the swearing, she enjoyed it and was sad she didn’t get a chance to listen to the end. I will let her know what happens.
I have a few more of Tracy’s books on my TBR and I am excited to read them. This book is the tonic I needed and I would have devoured the audiobook quicker if I was able to. The narrator was spot on and the comedic timing was amplified with her.
Everything worked for me, a winner-winner chicken dinner!
Until the next time xxx
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