Orgy at 8

Set in the 1960s, Carolyn Fried‘s ORGY AT 8 explores the intricacies of marriage and sexual behavior through eight connected couples, some of whom are involved in affairs and casual relationships. When two of the couples host a themed party, an unexpectedly hedonistic night ensues with significant consequences for all. A quirky, unusual novella with an appeal to the visual and a screen-writerly tone to the narrative, the intriguing vignettes of the various couples and their peccadilloes are amusingly observed with an occasionally satirical eye which becomes ever more surreal and bacchanalian as events unfold.