After the Party

Af Cressida Connolly: Paperback, fin stand. Engelsk tekst.

It is the summer of 1938 and Phyllis Forrester has returned to England after years abroad. Moving into her sisters' 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, Phyis 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 couse of her life for ever...