The Uninvited Guests

Dazzlingly well-written. The style is exuberant and extremely funny. This is a midsummer’s night dream of a book, mythic and unforgettable * Financial Times *
What a delicious literary cocktail Sadie Jones’s latest novel is: part suspense, part Edwardian romcom, richly evocative of time and place… It’s a spiffing tale and, even though it is at bottom a metaphysical love story, it is far more believable than Downton Abbey – Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler *
Highly entertaining… An elegant comedy of manners with the usual undercurrents of jealousy, desire and conflicting loyalties… Jones shows that she can turn her talent for storytelling to a more stylised form with a light and playful touch, and without compromising her sharp insights into the human heart – Stephanie Merritt * Observer *
Fans of The Outcast and Small Wars won’t be disappointed. Wonderfully spooky and atmospheric – Viv Groskop * Red *
With its Mitfordesque dialogue and pacy plot, this is a deliciously fun read – Beatrice Hodgkin * Easy Living *
Stylish, witty and inventive * Independent on Sunday *
The Uninvited Guests is a bizarre and exuberant comedy of manners, combining elements of romance with those of the carnival….it is a great deal of fun, and a welcome alternative to more traditional country-house dramas – Hannah Rosefield * Literary Review *
Beautifully written with real popular appeal, this cannot fail to be another winner * Sunday Herald *
This creepy and entertaining tale unfolds around a fascinating cast of charactesr, and Jones’s loving eye for period detail misses nothing – Clare Longrigg * Psychologies *
The prose is visceral, rich with “the smell of many wounds”, and thick with painterly detail * Sunday Telegraph *

Sadie Jones is the critically acclaimed author of six novels.

Her first novel, The Outcast, won the Costa First Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, and was a Richard and Judy Number One bestseller. Her second novel, Small Wars (2009), was longlisted for the Orange Prize. The Uninvited Guests was published in 2010.

Also a screenwriter, Sadie adapted The Outcast for BBC Television in 2014, directed by Iain Softley and starring George Mackay. Her fourth novel, Fallout, came out the same year, and her fifth, The Snakes, in 2019. Her sixth novel, Amy and Lan, was published in July 2022.

Sadie is the daughter of the Jamaican screenwriter, novelist, and poet Evan Jones, and British actress Joanna Jones. She was born and brought up in London and is married to the architect Tim Boyd.

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