The After Party
A Novel
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3.7 • 175 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
"A vintage version of 'Gossip Girl' meets bigger hair." —The Skimm
"DiSclafani’s story sparkles like the jumbo diamonds her characters wear to one-up each other. Historical fiction lovers will linger over every lush detail." —People
From the bestselling author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls comes a story of lifelong female friendship – in all its intimate agony and joy – set within a world of wealth, beauty, and expectation.
Joan Fortier is the epitome of Texas glamour and the center of the 1950s Houston social scene. Tall, blonde, beautiful, and strong, she dominates the room and the gossip columns. Every man wants her; every woman wants to be her. Devoted to Joan since childhood, Cece Buchanan is either her chaperone or her partner in crime, depending on whom you ask. But when Joan’s radical behavior escalates the summer they are twenty-five, Cece considers it her responsibility to bring her back to the fold, ultimately forcing one provocative choice to appear the only one there is.
A thrilling glimpse into the sphere of the rich and beautiful at a memorable moment in history, The After Party unfurls a story of friendship as obsessive, euphoric, consuming, and complicated as any romance.
Customer Reviews
A relaxing read!
This book was perfect for a summer read, very well written and relaxing! All about a friendship between two very different women, written in the perspective of one!
Two hundred pages too long
Who edited this?? Started so strong and then it was a never ending loop of sameness until the end where some story developed again. What a shame. It had so much promise.
Waste of time
The description of this book sounded interesting so I thought I would give it a try. This was a big mistake. The protagonist is a borderline psycho. Her obsession with her friend goes back-and-forth like a 10-year-old. Both characters were so annoying and unbelievable that it made me laugh.