{"product_id":"9781529155013","title":"The Barbecue at No.9","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jennie Godfrey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 February 2026 by Cornerstone (Hutchinson Heinemann) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e223 x 145 x 39 | 500g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'A wonderful slow-burn story about friendship, community, and secrets within families.' GUARDIAN'Gentle, wryly humorous ... a breezily entertaining read.' THE TIMES'Uplifting and compassionately told' i PAPER'From the very first page I was in awe. I LOVED it.' MARIAN KEYES‘A beautiful story about secrets, lies and community.’ GRAHAM NORTONFrom the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of 1985 and the residents of Delmont Close are preparing a neighbourhood barbecue to watch the biggest music event in history: Live Aid. A day like no other that will end having reached millions and changing the lives of all who attend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHouse-proud Lydia Gordon, whose idols are Princess Di and Delia Smith, is determined to put on a show that will impress everyone - with her posh garden and state-of-the-art television, and her sweet husband and two children, Hanna and David.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the guests flood into number nine, so do all of the secrets that have been kept in the close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRita, a new neighbour from Australia, is hoping for a fresh start but harbours a shocking event in her past; Steve, a young Falklands veteran, battles his own demons; and Mr Wilson is surely too good-looking to ever be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the hours count down to the last performance of the night, it's Lydia who faces the heart-breaking truth that her immaculate home and flawless family might not be so perfect after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if each of their neighbours is guilty of hiding something, so are the Gordons at number nine ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for The List of Suspicious Things'Gripping and moving' GUARDIAN'To read it is to feel that little bit better about life' ELIZABETH DAY'A beautiful mystery with heart' ROB RINDER'A heart-warming book' EMMA HEALEY'A wonderful story' FEARNE COTTON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"East Gate Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56412315517314,"sku":"9781529155013","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/4442\/2862\/files\/9781529155013_ea3684c0-48a2-4992-843b-14b9e79a774c.jpg?v=1775990070","url":"https:\/\/shop.eastgatebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529155013","provider":"The East Gate Bookshop Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}