Sabrina turns up to her thirtieth birthday party to find that her fantasy dinner party has come true - she has been joined by her best friend Jessica, Conrad (her philosophy professor), Robert (the long-dead father that she's never met), Tobias (the love of her life), and her celebrity hero Audrey Hepburn. As time ticks on and the wine starts to flow, it becomes clear that everyone is here for a reason, and Sabrina needs to face some truths that she cannot bring herself to admit...
The ending of this book was heart-breaking. But the rest was just okay. It took a long time for things to be revealed, and it was essentially just about the relationship between Sabrina and Tobias. Audrey Hepburn's character, for example, didn't really need to be included at all. The story would have progressed and ended in exactly the same way without her.
I also didn't really like Sabrina's character - she was selfish and naive. I guess that was the point, but we didn't really see her redeem herself by the end. The redeeming quality of this book was the detail in Sabrina and Tobias' story, which was truly lovely.
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