‘Very funny, very stylish and very moving’ - ADAM THIRLWELL

‘An irresistible novel - I loved it’ - CLAIRE POWELL

‘Deliciously unsettling and thoroughly enjoyable’ - AYSEGÜL SAVAS

Facing a perfectly prepared evening, the hostess finds herself in the midst of an unexpected disaster. For her, food has always been about coming of age. From the pancakes your grandmother used to make you, filled with jam, to the salty taste of your first oyster.

Now, on the threshold of middle age, she is preparing for a dinner in her new apartment. With a taste for the finer things in life, she folds the linen napkins into elegant triangles, decorates the table with wildflowers, and selects a playlist of jazz tracks that exude effortless cool.

However, her composure begins to falter when her guests arrive drunk and late, consuming bottles of her perfectly chilled wine and leaving water on the floor. Here comes the professor who smokes and never says the right thing, the husband glued to his smartphone, and the wife who secretly makes eyes at your friend.

As small talk and social niceties turn into sexual tension and lost inhibitions, the hostess tries to maintain control over an evening that goes far beyond her wildest fantasies.

Pages: 176, Dimensions: 13.5x13.5cm