'I remember everything that happened in those three minutes at the beginning of the evening him and me in the kitchen. That and what happened at the end: the knife and what I did with it.' Franca left the Netherlands behind to start her new life in England with Andrew. Andrew whose parents lived in South Kensington but had a flat their son could 'borrow' nearby. Andrew an old-fashioned British gentleman who encourages her not to work but to instead focus on her writing. Andrew who suggests a dinner party with his colleagues to celebrate their big upcoming launch. A dinner party that Franca must plan and shop and cook and clean for. A dinner party during a heatwave when the fridge breaks alcohol replaces water and an unexpected guest joins their ranks. A dinner party where everything she once was and everything she now is comes together and she feels like she might implode.
