The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier (narrated by Lydia Leonard) Rock & pop and worlds

and worlds

God wants us to be happy

But when she does: it will break her heart

and offered to him a gift of gold

Published on 23 October 2025 by John Murray Press (John Murray Publishers Ltd) in the United Kingdom

The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier (narrated by Lydia Leonard) Rock & pop and worldsBuried deep in rural France, in the few remains of an isolated hamlet, is a curiously assembled quartet: Patrice Bergogne, inheritor of his familys farm; his wife, Marion; their daughter, Ida; and their neighbour, Christine, an artist. While Patrice plans a surprise for his wifes fortieth birthday, inexplicable events start to disrupt the hamlets quiet existence: anonymous, menacing letters, an unfamiliar car rolling up the driveway. And as night