After the Party

"Lisa Jewell's writing is like a big warm hug. After the Party is a touching, insightful, and gripping story which I simply couldn't put down." --Sophie Kinsella From the New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True comes an irresistible novel about the power of starting over.Eleven years ago, Jem Catterick and Ralph McLeary fell deeply in love. They thought it would be forever, that they'd found their happy ending. As everyone agreed, they were the perfect couple. Then two became four, and an apartment became a house. Romantic nights out became sleepless nights in. And they soon found that life wasn't quite so simple anymore. But through it all, Jem and Ralph still loved each other. Of course they did. Now Jem is back at work part-time as a talent agent. Ralph, a successful painter, is struggling to come up with new, hopefully groundbreaking, work for his upcoming show. But the unimaginable has happened. Two people who were so right together are starting to drift apart. And in the chaos of family life, Jem feels like she's losing herself, while Ralph, stuck on the sidelines, feels like he's lost his muse altogether. Something has to change. As they try to find a way back to each other, back to what they once had, they both become momentarily distracted--but maybe it's not too late to recapture happily ever after...

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 08/16/2011
ISBN: 9781451609103
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Romantic Times 08/01/2011 pg. 57 - Very Good
Publishers Weekly 05/02/2011
Booklist 05/15/2011 pg. 14
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Shelf Awareness 08/19/2011