Status Updates From The Party

‘The chandelier … revealed itself to be constructed entirely from upended wine glasses. It was, Serena and Ben thought, a humorous accent; a sign that although they recognised beautiful design, they were not ones to take themselves too seriously. But I knew that the chandelier had cost £250,000. More, if you count …costs. I couldn't help but admire the grandiosity of it. The sheer, unthinking excess.’ p17