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After the party / Cressida Connolly.
'Had it not been for my weakness, someone who is now dead could still be alive. That is what I believed and consequently lived with every day in prison.' It is the summer of 1938 and Phyllis Forrester has returned to England after years abroad. Moving into her sister's 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, 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780241327241
- Physical Description: 261 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: London : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Women prisoners > Fiction. Reminiscing > Fiction. Parties > Fiction. Life change events > Fiction. Sisters > Fiction. Social classes > Fiction. Fascism > Great Britain > History > 20th century > Fiction. Great Britain > History > George VI, 1936-1952 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort Nelson Public Library. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Fort Nelson Public Library | FIC CON (Text) | 35246000965341 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC CON (Text) | 35146002113470 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fernie Heritage Library | FIC CON (Text) | 35136000555467 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Terrace Public Library | CON (Text) | 35151001078799 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AF CONNO (Text) | TRL24822 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Grand Forks | FIC CON (Text) | 35142002663028 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | CON (Text) | 33923006053528 | Historical | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Sechelt Public Library | F CONN (Text) | 33260100021196 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Williams Lake Branch | CON (Text) | 33923006053536 | Historical | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
'Had it not been for my weakness, someone who is now dead could still be alive. That is what I believed and consequently lived with every day in prison.' It is the summer of 1938 and Phyllis Forrester has returned to England after years abroad. Moving into her sister's 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, 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.
