The last book party: a novel
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Published:
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
240 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC DUK
Description
"A down-and-out so-and-so gets more than she bargained for when her circle of literary friends' infamous book club turns from talk of the lettered world to a nightmare without seeming end. If she's not careful, this may very well be the LAST book party..."--
In the summer of 1987, 25-year-old Eve Rosen is an aspiring writer languishing in a low-level assistant job, unable to shake the shadow of growing up with her brilliant brother. With her professional ambitions floundering, Eve jumps at the chance to attend an early summer gathering at the Cape Cod home of famed New Yorker writer Henry Grey and his poet wife, Tillie. Dazzled by the guests and her burgeoning crush on the hosts’ artistic son, Eve lands a new job as Henry Grey’s research assistant and an invitation to Henry and Tillie’s exclusive and famed "Book Party"— where attendees dress as literary characters. But by the night of the party, Eve discovers uncomfortable truths about her summer entanglements and understands that the literary world she so desperately wanted to be a part of is not at all what it seems. A page-turning, coming-of-age story, written with a lyrical sense of place and a profound appreciation for the sustaining power of books, Karen Dukess's The Last Book Party shows what happens when youth and experience collide and what it takes to find your own voice.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781250225474, 1250225477
Notes
General Note
Maps on end-caps.
Description
"A down-and-out so-and-so gets more than she bargained for when her circle of literary friends' infamous book club turns from talk of the lettered world to a nightmare without seeming end. If she's not careful, this may very well be the LAST book party..."--,Provided by publisher.
Description
In the summer of 1987, 25-year-old Eve Rosen is an aspiring writer languishing in a low-level assistant job, unable to shake the shadow of growing up with her brilliant brother. With her professional ambitions floundering, Eve jumps at the chance to attend an early summer gathering at the Cape Cod home of famed New Yorker writer Henry Grey and his poet wife, Tillie. Dazzled by the guests and her burgeoning crush on the hosts’ artistic son, Eve lands a new job as Henry Grey’s research assistant and an invitation to Henry and Tillie’s exclusive and famed "Book Party"— where attendees dress as literary characters. But by the night of the party, Eve discovers uncomfortable truths about her summer entanglements and understands that the literary world she so desperately wanted to be a part of is not at all what it seems. A page-turning, coming-of-age story, written with a lyrical sense of place and a profound appreciation for the sustaining power of books, Karen Dukess's The Last Book Party shows what happens when youth and experience collide and what it takes to find your own voice.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Dukess, K. (2019). The last book party: a novel. First edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dukess, Karen. 2019. The Last Book Party: A Novel. New York, Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dukess, Karen, The Last Book Party: A Novel. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dukess, Karen. The Last Book Party: A Novel. First edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
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