'A yearning, tenderly bruising beauty of a book and a brilliant portrayal of friendship in the roaring noughties' Rhik SamadderIt was a time of drinking too much and staying out all night.Of boozy al fresco dinners, sneaking into private clubs and midnight strolls on Hampstead Heath.It was a time of friendship, of falling in love and being young.A time when you felt that anything could happen.But the party can't last...

The party has to end sometimeIt all starts on New Year's Eve. A night that has to be a success, whatever the cost. For Joni and her friends, it'll be a party that promises all the high stakes and glamour of any other, but by sunrise they'll be dealing with something darker than the usual post-party comedown.Not that they let this stand in their way. For this is their year to revel in all that the playground of London has to offer: sneaking into pla...