{"product_id":"the-party","title":"The Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping story of betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMartin Gilmour and Ben Fitzmaurice have been best friends for 25 years, since their days together at Burtonbury School. They are an unlikely pair: the scholarship boy with the wrong accent and clothes, and the dazzlingly popular, wealthy young aristocrat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Martin knows no one else can understand the bond they share - and no one else could have kept Ben's secret for over two decades. At Ben's 40th birthday party, the cream of the British establishment gathers in a haze of champagne, drugs and glamour. Amid the politicians, the celebrities, the old money and the newly rich, Martin once again feels that pang of not quite belonging.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis wife Lucy has her reservations, too. There is something unnerving in the air. But Ben wouldn't do anything to damage their friendship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWould he?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Day","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41087626674338,"sku":"9780008194307","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-07-22T141309.944.png?v=1753189998","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-party","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}