Dinner Party is the tale of a dysfunctional Irish family told between two dinner parties, each a year apart. Kate is in her early thirties and the dinner parties are on the anniversary of her twin sister Elaine's death which happened in their teens.

This is very slow paced, character driven novel and I liked how it was written. The dinner parties show how each character has changed in a year and we also read about the family when Kate, Elaine and their brothers Ray and Peter were children, up to and including Elaine's death. Kate is a complex character and although I didn't warm to her, I felt sorry for her.

I feel like you really delve into her as a character. She has had a lot going on in her years and the author tackles an eating disorder and affair with a married man in a subtle way. I really enjoy how Irish authors write family dramas as it all feels so relatable.