NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the #1 New York Times bestselling author
of Love Your Life comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about
family and finding a second chance at love, set against the backdrop
of the most fabulous party you've ever snuck into.
"Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving
me giddy with laughter."--Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and
The Last Letter from Your Lover
It's been almost two years since Effie's beloved parents got divorced,
destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had.
Since then, she's become estranged from her father and embarked on a
feud with his hot (and much younger) girlfriend, Krista. And now, more
earth-shattering news: They've sold Greenoaks, the rambling Victorian
country house Effie has always called home.
When Krista decides to throw a grand "house-cooling" party, Effie is
originally left off the guest list--and then receives a last-minute
"anti-invitation" (maybe it's because she called Krista a gold-digger,
but Krista totally deserved it, and it was mostly a joke anyway).
Effie declines, but then remembers a beloved childhood treasure is still
hidden in the house. Her only chance to retrieve it is to break into
Greenoaks while everyone is busy celebrating. As Effie sneaks around the
house, hiding under tables and peeping through trapdoors, she realizes
the secrets Greenoaks holds aren't just in the dusty passageways and
hidden attics she grew up exploring. Watching how her sister, brother,
and dad behave when they think no one is looking, Effie overhears
conversations, makes discoveries, and begins to see her family in a new
light. Then she runs into Joe--the love of her life, who long ago broke
her heart, and who's still as handsome and funny as ever--and even more
truths emerge.
But will Effie act on these revelations? Will she stay hidden or step
out into the party and take her place with her family? And truthfully,
what did she really come back to Greenoaks for? Over the course of one
blowout party, Effie realizes that she must be honest with herself and
confront her past before she'll ever be able to face her future.
