An Excerpt from Waiting for a Party

A guest post by Vesna Main from her new book

Mar 01, 2025

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She remembers that her instinct held her back from confronting him about his unkindness. There was a calculation, almost subconscious, that her intervention might inhibit the course of events—a course that intrigued her, even if she didn’t fully understand why. What if her challenge had led to a curt goodnight and the abrupt end of the evening? She sens…

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A guest post by

Vesna Main

I am a writer living in London and in rural France. My latest novel Waiting for A Party (Salt 2025) is told by a ninety-two-year-old woman, recalling her discovery of her sexual desires, while still longing for affection and physical intimacy.