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May 11, 2016 in 20, anton disclafani made her initial splash into the literary scene with her debut novel, the yonahlossee riding camp for girls, a critically acclaimed bestseller that was part comingofage. You feel the heat, hear the rustle of the party dresses as you tumble headfirst into the complex friendship of joan and cece. Author interview anton disclafani, author of the after party. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Yrc was named a most anticipated book of the summer by the wall street journal and publishers weekly, and was a summer book pick by usa today and. In her tale of a fraught lifelong friendship, disclafani the yonahlossee. The chinese have long treasured qigong for its effectiveness both in healing and in preventing disease, and more recently they have used it in conjunction with modern medicine to cure cancer, immune system disorders, and other lifethreatening conditions.
Just enter your email to add this book to your box. Three years later, disclafani is poised to shake up summer reading once more with her second novel, the after party. Joan fortier is the epitome of texas glamour and the center of the. Anton disclafanis brilliantly wellwritten novel is a historical read that will forever entice readers to its pages.
The after party is a puzzle with carefully modulated tension. Anton disclafani writes intriguingly insightful novels about young women who have more money than good sense. The skimm disclafani s story sparkles like the jumbo diamonds her characters wear to oneup each other. Read the after party a novel by anton disclafani available from rakuten kobo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the after party. Anton disclafani excavates 50s mores in the after party. 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.
The after party a vintage version of gossip girl meets bigger hair. The after party charts the ups and downs of a friendship between two women who are navigating society in the wealthy houston community of river oaks. Either way, to people outside the city, this must seem foreheadslapping in its obviousness. Patrick is the editor, most recently, of the books that changed my life. May 17, 2016 the after party is a buzzy book this spring, one that ive seen on a few summer must read lists, and i jumped at the chance to get the audio version a few weeks ago. Reading the after party by anton disclafani in chicago, il. Anton disclafanis first novel, the yonahlossee riding camp for girls, was a new york times bestseller, an indie next pick and bestseller, and a finalist for the flahertydunnan first novel prize. May 17, 2016 the after party is a puzzle with carefully modulated tension. This book did have some of that, but in the end, it was a bit of a sad story and nothing close to a happy ever after ending. The after party, by anton disclafani, 9780147524607, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. May 14, 2016 anton disclafani, who moved last year from st. In 1950s houston, texas, the champagne and martinis flow as freely as the oil that has made the river oaks community so very wealthy.
Did you ever have a friend who you couldnt help but envy. Jun 05, 2016 the after party by anton disclafani 374 pp. Louis to alabama, tells a story that is about an obsessive friendship between cece buchanan and joan fortier, and their very prescribed lives in houston. But fact always serves at the pleasure of fiction in this book, she wrote, and. I never read disclafanis earlier novel, the yonahlossee riding camp for girls, but had heard great things about it. With just one previous book under her belt, author anton disclafani has already made a name for herself as a writer whose female protagonists. Now disclafani has written a second, the after party, set in houston, texas, with many of the same strengths and occasional.
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People from the bestselling author of the yonahlossee riding camp for girls comes a story of lifelong female friendship in all its intimate agony. The after party anton disclafani 9781594633164 netgalley. If the big secret, when it comes, is a letdown, the contrasting connective tissue disclafani weaves between cece and joan their scions, mothers, choices and men is the work of a compelling writer and keeps our attention to the end. Louis to alabama, tells a story that is about an obsessive friendship between cece buchanan. Joan fortier is the epitome of texas glamour and the center of the 1950s houston social scene. I would love to climb into anton disclafanis mind, because i suspect its a dark, warped, and slightly dirty place. What was most disappointing about anton disclafanis story. The after party is a literary gin and tonic, brisk, intense and delicious. Examines a complex female friendship under the confines of 1950s texas high society. Anton disclafani author of the yonahlossee riding camp. The after party by anton disclafani is a highly entertaining read that will take readers into an unforgettable journey.
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