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The house party : a novel

Title
The house party : a novel / Rita Cameron.
Author
Cameron, Rita (Novelist)
Publication
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]

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Description
306 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  • "When a house party goes terribly wrong, a small town fractures along lines of privilege, exposing disturbing truths about the community, perfect for fans of Little Fires Everywhere and Ask Again, Yes"--
  • Maja Jensen is smart, stylish, and careful, the type of woman who considers every detail when building her dream home in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The perfect house that would compensate for her failure to have a child, the house that was going to save her marriage. But when a group of reckless teenagers trash the newly built home just weeks before she moves in, her plans are shattered. Those teenagers are the "good kids"--the ones on track to go to college and move on to the next stage of their privileged lives. They have grown up in a protected bubble and are accustomed to getting by with just a slap on the wrist. Did they think they could just destroy property without facing punishment? Or was there something deeper, darker, at play that night? As the police close in on a list of suspects, the tight-knit community begins to fray as families attempt to protect themselves. What should have been the party of the year will have repercussions that will put Maja's marriage to the ultimate test, jeopardize the futures of those "good kids," and divide the town over questions of privilege and responsibility.
Subject
  • Parties > Fiction
  • City and town life > Fiction
  • Quarreling > Fiction
  • Privilege (Social psychology) > Fiction
  • Teenagers > Fiction
  • Wealth > Fiction
  • City and town life
  • Parties
  • Quarreling
  • Teenagers
  • Wealth
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) > Fiction
  • Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Genre/Form
  • Fiction.
  • Psychological fiction.
  • Social problem fiction.
  • Domestic fiction.
Call Number
JFE 22-4722
ISBN
  • 9780063218062
  • 0063218062
LCCN
2021058518
OCLC
1287741511
Author
Cameron, Rita (Novelist), author.
Title
The house party : a novel / Rita Cameron.
Publisher
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Research Call Number
JFE 22-4722
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