One of Us: Elizabeth Day
We are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Day, Sunday Times bestselling author and one of today’s most influential podcasters, to Norwich Playhouse to discuss her suspenseful and compulsive new novel, One of Us.
A thrilling story of betrayal, old bonds, and buried scandals, the novel follows a British establishment family coming face to face with the consequences of privilege and the true cost of power. Described by Stanley Tucci as ‘intelligent, darkly humorous and brilliantly written,’ One of Us is a razor-sharp dissection of class and power in contemporary society.
She will be joined on stage by Simon Savidge, broadcaster, presenter, and the man behind Savidge Reads. The event will be followed by a book signing.
Intelligent, darkly humorous and brilliantly written.
One of Us
In this compulsive story of betrayal, old bonds and buried scandals, one British establishment family comes face to face with the consequences of privilege and the true cost of power.
Martin and Ben were friends for decades — best friends, Martin would have said — before the terrible events at Ben’s 40th birthday party tore them apart. So when Martin receives a surprise invitation back into the inner sanctum of the dazzling Fitzmaurice family after seven years of silence, he can’t resist the chance to get his revenge.
Ben has risen through the ranks of power, and is now touted as the next Prime Minister. But Martin can’t help but notice certain flies in the ointment… Ben’s wife, Serena, for instance, whose privileged existence is beginning to feel like a gilded cage. Or their daughter, Cosima, an environmental activist fighting against everything her parents once stood for. Or the disgraced MP Richard Take, determined to make his big comeback. And then there’s Fliss, the Fitzmaurice black sheep, whose untimely death sparks more suspicion than closure. Through their intertwined stories, we see a family – and a nation – unravelling under the weight of its secrets.
With everyone watching, the stage is set for a reckoning. It’s time for Martin and Ben to confront what love truly means when everything—family, power, and loyalty—is on the line.
This is Elizabeth Day’s writing at its finest.
Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day is the author of five novels and four works of non-fiction, including her Sunday Times bestselling novel Magpie, and hit memoir How to Fail. She is the creator and host of the chart-topping podcast How to Fail with Elizabeth Day.
Image © Jacquetta Clark
Simon Savidge
Simon Savidge is a bibliophile, broadcaster and presenter. He has judged the Costa Book Awards, Portico Prize, Desmond Elliott Prize and Climate Fiction Prize. He has recommended books on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 2 and co-hosted the podcast Turn Up For The Books for BBC Sounds. He has co-presented three seasons of Sky Arts Book Club and hosted Sky Arts Live from Hay in 2023. His YouTube channel Savidge Reads has over 2.6 million views. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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