BOOKCLUB : Elizabeth Day - One of Us
There will be spoilers! So make sure you get the book read before the meeting.
We will be asking her questions about her wonderful new novel, One of Us - The riotous follow up to her 2017 novel The Party (which can also be read as a stand-alone).
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This event can be joined in the venue OR from a live virtual stream (link will be provided via email on the day).
| Date | Sunday 2nd November 2025 | |
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| Time | 4:00 PM | |
| Doors Open | 3:30 PM | |
| Venue | High Street Baptist Church | |
One of Us by Elizabeth Day
In this compulsive story of betrayal, old bonds and buried scandals, one British establishment family comes face to face with the consequences of privilege and the true cost of power. Martin and Ben were friends for decades — best friends, Martin would have said — before the terrible events at Ben’s 40th birthday party tore them apart. So when Martin receives a surprise invitation back into the inner sanctum of the dazzling Fitzmaurice family after seven years of silence, he can’t resist the chance to get his revenge.
Ben has risen through the ranks of power, and is now touted as the next Prime Minister. But Martin can’t help but notice certain flies in the ointment… Ben’s wife, Serena, for instance, whose privileged existence is beginning to feel like a gilded cage. Or their daughter, Cosima, an environmental activist fighting against everything her parents once stood for.
Or the disgraced MP Richard Take, determined to make his big comeback. And then there’s Fliss, the Fitzmaurice black sheep, whose untimely death sparks more suspicion than closure. Through their intertwined stories, we see a family – and a nation – unravelling under the weight of its secrets.
With everyone watching, the stage is set for a reckoning. It's time for Martin and Ben to confront what love truly means when everything—family, power, and loyalty—is on the line.
‘Speaks truth to power in such an entertaining, gripping way’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Clever and superbly crafted’ KATE MOSSE
‘The thinking person’s thriller. Part Highsmith, part Waugh … A superbly gripping plot’ LUCY FOLEY
ABOUT ELIZABETH DAY
Elizabeth Day is the award-winning author of five novels and four works of non-fiction, including her Sunday Times bestselling novel Magpie, hit memoir How to Fail and instant number 1 Sunday Times bestselling work of non-fiction Friendaholic. She is also the creator and host of the chart-topping podcast How To Fail With Elizabeth Day and founder of Daylight Productions, whose recent shows include How To Date and How To Write A Book, which has been nominated for Best Podcast at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.