The Party – Elizabeth Day

The Party - Elizabeth Day
The Party – Elizabeth Day

More of a modern WhoDidWhat than WhoDunnIt.

Martin, an underdog – and not a plucky one, engineers protection for himself at public school by becoming the best friend of one of the most popular boys there, Ben, and thence into the circles of the posh, privileged, powerful and – peripherally – political.

As we follow the friendship, the boy’s / mens’ other relationships and the fall out from Ben’s 40th Birthday Party, the plot is revealed from a pair of perspectives – Martin’s and that of his wife, Lucy.

I enjoyed this more than Magpie.

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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev – Dawnie Walton

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev – Dawnie Walton

A series of snippets from interviews conducted by a music journalist in 2016 revolving around a short-lived 1970’s New York afro-punk-rock duo, Opal Jewel and Neville Charles.

Fiction that reads like fact, with in a few mysteries and a family connection thrown in to mix things up – it’s a great read.

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