After the Party (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781643131269)

A captivating novel of manners that tells the story of a dark and disturbing period of British history, by a master storyteller.

It is the summer of 1938 and Phyllis Forrester has returned to England after years abroad. Moving into her sister's grand country house, she soon finds herself entangled in a new world of idealistic beliefs and seemingly innocent friendships. Fevered talk of another war infiltrates their small, privileged circle, giving way to a thrilling solution: the appointment of a great and charismatic new leader who will restore England to its former glory.

At a party hosted by her new friends, Phyllis lets down her guard for a single moment, with devastating consequences. Years later, Phyllis, alone and embittered, recounts the dramatic events which led to her imprisonment and changed the course of her life forever.

Powerful, poignant, and exquisitely observed, After the Party is an illuminating portrait of a dark period of British history which has yet to be fully acknowledged.

Author: Cressida Connolly
ISBN-10: 1643131265
ISBN-13: 9781643131269
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2019
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 78
Publishers Weekly 03/25/2019