The Barbecue at Number Nine: A Novel

Behind every perfect family is a perfect lie

It's the summer of 1985 and Hanna Gordon's mother is preparing a neighborhood barbecue to watch the biggest music event in history: Live Aid. It will be a day like no other and will end having changed the lives of all who attended or watched from afar.

Hanna would rather do anything than participate in her mother's extravagant party. But Lydia Gordon insists on perfection and is determined to impress, no matter the cost. Forced into the event, Hann...