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- 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.
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Jun 7, 2018 · 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. Show more.
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- Cressida Connolly
Jun 4, 2019 · What a great review Helen. The blurb of the book does make it sound intriguing though I was not sure if this is my kind either. After your review, I think I will for sure hold off on this for now!
Sep 21, 2021 · After the Party is a novel that makes you think a lot about the character of Phyllis. Is this woman really a fascist, is she ignorant because she doesn’t see anyone outside her class, is she naive, or is she cruel enough to do anything to preserve her privileges?
Sep 30, 2018 · That's how I'd describe After The Party in 3 words. A historical novel at the times of WW2. The main character isPhyllis and it's told from her perspective in different time periods. The book opens in 1979 as Phyllis gets out of prison. The opening page totally got me sucked in, and is representative of…
by Cressida Connolly. Recommendations from our site. “Cressida Connolly’s writing is gently remorseless, gently relentless. She never cops out. With courage and skill, she sees her story through to its bitter end and, as happens with the best historical fiction, leaves the reader asking ‘what if’.” Read more...
Apr 1, 2019 · At first, it’s just a way for Phyllis to give her children something to do before they’re shipped off to boarding school. Before long (and even long after, in Phyllis’ reminisces of the time from 1979), it’s clear that she and Hugh agree with Mosley and the fascists’ nationalistic politics.
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...
