After the Party by Cressida Connolly

After the Party by Cressida Connolly

'Had it not been for my weakness, someone who is now dead could still be alive. That is what I believed and consequently lived with every day in prison.'

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: a great and charismatic 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 we are yet to fully acknowledge.

Connolly, Cressida: - Cressida Connolly writes for Vogue, the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator, the Guardian, and numerous other journals. She is the author of three books: The Happiest Days, which won the MacMillan/PEN Award; The Rare and the Beautiful; and My Former Heart. Cressida is the daughter of writer Cyril Connolly. She lives in England.

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ISBN 13	9781643131269
ISBN 10	1643131265
Title	After the Party
Author	Cressida Connolly
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pegasus Books
Year published	2019-05-07
Number of pages	272
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