description: Edward is throwing a dinner party with Binny, his mistress. Aware that she has long been denied those small intimacies that his wife takes for granted - choosing a birthday present for his sister, for example, or sorting his socks - he wants to give her a chance to feel more involved in his life, to socialise with some of his friends (the discreet ones). Things are a little awkward to begin with - a late start and him having to be away by half past ten - but everything seems to be going well. But then some uninvited, and rather forceful guests arrive, and it doesn't look like Edward is going to make it home on time.
language: English
title: Injury Time
titlecomplete: Injury Time
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Medical, Literary Fiction, Female Authors, Fiction, Humor, Medicine, Contemporary, British Literature
ratings_count: 396
places: United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Novel
publisher: Bantam Books