Five Guests, One Table: A Feast of Forgiveness
If you could have dinner with any five people, living or dead, who would you pick?” It’s a classic icebreaker, but after finishing this book, I’ve spent most of my day actually trying to answer it.
I originally picked this up to check off a few readathon prompts, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much it moved me. I listened to the audiobook, and having the author narrate it added a beautiful layer of intimacy—you can really feel her vision coming to life.
The story follows Sabrina on her 30th birthday. Expecting a quiet meal with her best friend, she instead finds her “Dinner List” waiting for her: her best friend Jessica, her lost love Tobias, her absentee father Robert, her old philosophy professor, and—most unexpectedly—Audrey Hepburn.
As the clock ticks toward midnight, the story weaves between the dinner and Sabrina’s past. It’s a somber, deeply original exploration of regret and realization. As the book reminds us: “We are all just the stories we tell ourselves.” Watching Sabrina navigate those stories and her own emotional journey was incredibly rewarding.
