Lisa Jewell

Follows the lives of three roommates--Ralph, Smith, and Jem--and their romantic entanglements with unsuitable partners, leading up to a memorable party that decides their fates.

Ralph's Party

Lauren Piper

Sarah Sammis

Last night while I couldn't get to sleep I finished reading Ralph's Party. While I enjoyed Jewel's writing style, I couldn't get into most of these characters as much as I had been able to with the characters in Thirty-Nothing. Siobhan, Karl, Smith and Cheri have to be some of the most selfish twats in a chick-lit I've read and enjoyed. Ralph and Gem are ridiculously naïve and are clearly a good fit for each other. One of my favorite Mark scenes is where he spills his guts on air and gets a following of fans. We had something similar happen on a local radio station here a few years ago so it rang true.

Martha F.

Capucine Fachot

Meet the residents of 31 Almanac Road in a romantic and funny novel that takes you up the garden path, through the front door and into the most intimate parts of other peoples' lives. Ralph's Party is Lisa Jewell's first novel.