The Party: A Guide To Adventurous Entertaining

Washington hostess Sally Quinn offers a fresh, irreverent look at what really makes a party great, offering plenty of advice on how to entertain for any occasion. 13 line drawings.

The parties of Sally Quinn and her husband, Ben Bradlee, are legendary In The Party, Quinn takes readers behind the scenes, revealing how to avoid or gracefully cope with everything from seating-plan debacles to scandalous behavior from otherwise respectable people.

Quinn supplies a wealth of advice for any type of party, including sending invitations, selecting the menu, planning the entertainment, and seating the guests. Her guidelines are sprinkled with playful accounts of party disasters she witnessed, and, on occasion, caused.

Lighthearted, reassuring, and filled with great gossip, The Party will strike a chord with timid party givers, inspiring them to enter the fray and pull off unforgettable parties for their own A-list.