num_pages: 400
description: Joan Fortier is the epitome of Texas glamour and the center of the 1950s Houston social scene. Tall blonde beautiful and strong she dominates the room and the gossip columns. Every man wants her; every woman wants to be her. Devoted to Joan since childhood Cece Buchanan is either her chaperone or her partner in crime depending on whom you ask. But when Joan's radical behavior escalates the summer they are twenty-five Cece considers it her responsibility to bring her back to the fold ultimately forcing one provocative choice to appear the only one there is.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.
language: English
title: The After Party
publisher: Riverhead Books