A party like this isn't about the surprise factor. It's about someone going to so much trouble that it just... overwhelms you.
Sophie KinsellaShe was the most beautiful thing you ever saw. She was radiant. And she was wearing this necklace... When you see the necklace in the painting, it all makes sense. He loved her. Even if she lived to one hundred and five without ever getting an answer.
Sophie KinsellaI feel all agitated, like one of those snow globes you see resting peacefully on shop counters. I was perfectly happy being an ordinary, dull little Swiss village. But now Jack Harperโs come and shaken me up, and there are snowflakes all over the place, whirling around until I donโt know what I think anymore. And bits of glitter, too. Tiny bits of shiny, secret excitement.
Sophie Kinsella