6th October, 7.30pm - Tessa Hadley, The Party

Backstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP

Join us at Backstory to welcome critically acclaimed and award-winning author Tessa Hadley as she discusses her latest novel, The Party, a coming-of-age novel in post-war Bristol. Her previous books include The Past, Late in the Day, and After the Funeral.

About the book:

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.

Tickets Available:

Ticket only - £15 (This ticket does not include a copy of the book. You can decide to buy a copy on the night, but this will be charged in addition, at the full price of the book.)

Ticket & book  (RRP £9.99) - £20 (To collect on the night.)