This week, we’re giving away three copies of When the Party's Over by Katie Hoskins. When the Party's Over explores every parent's nightmare – and the web of secrets that follows. Natalie's 36th birthday party with her best friends turns catastrophic when her toddler Toby is found clutching a pill with a quarter missing. As he recovers, each woman's secret truth about that night threatens to destroy their friendships and Natalie's carefully constructed life. You can also meet Australian Writers' Centre graduate Katie on our blog and on episode 717 of our podcast. Here’s the blurb:
One party. One pill. Mothers don't get second chances.
Natalie knows her life looks perfect from the outside: Three young children, a loving husband, the tastefully renovated Eastern Suburbs cottage. So why does she feel so suffocated?
On her 36th birthday, all Natalie wants is to gather her two best friends and leave their responsibilities behind just for one night. But when the party's over, she finds eighteen-month-old Toby clutching an unmistakable colourful tablet – with a quarter missing.
What kind of mother could let this happen?
As Toby recovers and returns home, the fallout really begins. Because each of these women has their own truth about that night – and when it all comes to light, will any of their friendships survive?
When the Party's Over is the page-turning debut novel by Katie Hoskins, for readers of Liane Moriarty, Holly Wainwright and The Slap.
If you’d like to win a copy, simply enter your details in the form below. Three lucky people will win a copy!
Entries close midday (Syd/Melb time) Monday 3 August 2026. Winners will be notified within a week of the competition closing.
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