An exhilarating winter tale of two sisters drawn into a new life of risk, passion and possibility.
'Tessa Hadley is my favourite author' KATE ATKINSON
On 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.
As 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.
*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*
'Few writers give me such consistent pleasure' ZADIE SMITH
'A glimmering tale of two sisters' FT
'Hadley's extraordinary skill [is] making both surface life and deep interiors come fully alive' COLM TaIB+N
| ISBN: | 9781529949315 |
| Publication date: | 9th October 2025 |
| Author: | Tessa Hadley |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 114 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Interior life Novella (Short Novel) Family Drama Historical Fiction |
An exhilarating winter tale of two sisters drawn into a new life of risk, passion and possibility.
'Tessa Hadley is my favourite author' KATE ATKINSON
On 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.
As 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.
*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*
'Few writers give me such consistent pleasure' ZADIE SMITH
'A glimmering tale of two sisters' FT
'Hadley's extraordinary skill [is] making both surface life and deep interiors come fully alive' COLM TaIB+N
The Party features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Interior life, Novella (Short Novel), Family Drama, Historical Fiction
The Party is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Party was written by Tessa Hadley and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
The Party has 114 pages
£8.99