The Dinner PartyAuthor: Ferris, Joshua Modern fiction Published on 5 April 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom. Paperback 256 pages 196 x 130 x 17 184g From the hilarious Booker shortlisted author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour'He reflected in future retrospect on the evening and foretold every gesture, every word. 'I can't do it,' he said. 'I can predict everything that will happen from the moment they arrive to the little kiss on the cheek goodbye

is the epic story of the world's first black superhero

But very few understand what it truly means

the classic story loved by children and adults alike

In a quest for treasure

Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard

Can he find his way

But as a long line of disgruntled shopkeepers and salespeople begin to follow them

this extraordinary tale will thrill and move readers

Picardie uses her investigative reporting skills

Marita Cheng

From then on

'One of the most original