Jen's Party

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Author: Agnes OwensModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 3 September 2026 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Agnes Owens Centenary Editions' series.Paperback | 112 pages197 x 129 x 12 | 108g In Jen’s Party, soon-to-be fifteen-year-old Jen immediately regrets agreeing to her crazy Aunt Belle’s plan for a birthday party which involves, among other notions, flirting with the town’s entire male population. With a perfectly tuned ear for the droll and the deadly, Owens can spin a tale of domestic mayhem that is at once disarmingly tense and movingly human.Published to celebrate Agnes Owens' centenary year in 2026. Show more