The Party Crasher -- Sophie Kinsella

<b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Love Your Life</i> comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about family</b> <b>and finding a second chance at love, set against the backdrop of the most fabulous party you've ever snuck into.</b> <p/><b>"Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter."--Jojo Moyes, author of <i>The Giver of Stars</i> and <i>The Last Letter from Your Lover</i></b> <p/>It's been almost two years since Effie's beloved parents got divorced, destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had. Since then, she's become estranged from her father and embarked on a feud with his hot (and much younger) girlfriend, Krista. And now, more earth-shattering news: They've sold Greenoaks, the rambling Victorian country house Effie has always called home. <p/>When Krista decides to throw a grand "house-cooling" party, Effie is originally left off the guest list--and then receives a last-minute "anti-invitation" (maybe it's because she called Krista a gold-digger, but Krista <i>totally</i> deserved it, and it was mostly a joke anyway). Effie declines, but then remembers a beloved childhood treasure is still hidden in the house. Her only chance to retrieve it is to break into Greenoaks while everyone is busy celebrating. As Effie sneaks around the house, hiding under tables and peeping through trapdoors, she realizes the secrets Greenoaks holds aren't just in the