The Party
The Party by Elizabeth Day, published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited on April 5, 2018, is an ePub edition comprising 294 pages. This novel explores themes of betrayal, privilege, and hypocrisy within the British establishment. The story follows Martin Gilmour, an outsider who wins a scholarship to an elite school and befriends the wealthy Ben Fitzmaurice. As Martin gains access to a glamorous world, he harbors a secret about Ben that will intertwine their lives for decades.
Readers will find a narrative filled with tension and complexity as Martin navigates his place among the elite during Ben’s 40th birthday celebration. The atmosphere is charged with unease, as both Martin and his wife, Lucy, sense underlying discontent among the guests. The book delves into psychological and suspenseful elements, making it a thought-provoking read that examines the intricacies of friendship and societal expectations.
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*** Elizabeth Day’s new novel, One of Us, is a sequel to The Party. Out 25th September 2025, it is available to pre-order now from Amazon. ***
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR
A gripping story of betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment.
‘A terrifying, hilarious, brilliantly written original with a wit to die for’ Phoebe Waller-Bridge
‘As the train pressed on, I realised that my life was in the process of taking a different direction, plotted according to a new constellation. Because, although I didn’t know it yet, I was about to meet Ben and nothing would ever be the same again.’
Martin Gilmour is an outsider. When he wins a scholarship to Burtonbury School, he doesn’t wear the right clothes or speak with the right kind of accent. But then he meets the dazzling, popular and wealthy Ben Fitzmaurice, and gains admission to an exclusive world. Soon Martin is enjoying tennis parties and Easter egg hunts at the Fitzmaurice family’s estate, as Ben becomes the brother he never had.
But Martin has a secret. He knows something about Ben, something he will never tell. It is a secret that will bind the two of them together for the best part of 25 years.
At Ben’s 40th birthday party, the great and the good of British society are gathering to celebrate in a haze of champagne, drugs and glamour. Amid the hundreds of guests – the politicians, the celebrities, the old-money and newly rich – Martin once again feels that disturbing pang of not-quite belonging. His wife, Lucy, has her reservations too. There is disquiet in the air. But Ben wouldn’t do anything to damage their friendship.
Would he?
‘The twists and turns that the novel takes are never predictable and the novel becomes as unsettling as it is involving. One of those books that a person reads in one day because you absolutely have to know how it turns out’ John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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