Synopses & Reviews
Celebrity journalist Amelia Stone is the quintessential L.A. party girl. She goes to Hollywood's most exclusive, star-studded events, where she rubs shoulders (and occasionally more) with celebrities, stays out until all hours of the night, and indulges in the ultimate sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll existence. In short, she's got everything a party girl needs: the looks, the job, the lifestyle. And oh, yes, the out-of-control coke habit.
But it's hard to keep topping your own outrageous exploits, and after losing her job, her friends, and much of her mind (not to mention waking up in the hospital after combining five Ambien, four lines of Special K, and an inestimable amount of cocaine), Amelia makes the drastic decision to end her drug abuse. Sobriety, she finds, has its rewards: she starts seeing the man who could be her Mr. Right and gets hired by a big-name magazine to write a column detailing her wild adventures with the celebrity party crowd. And who could write it better? After all, she has plenty of experience to draw on.
There's just one little problem. Overnight, Amelia Stone has become the new face of Hollywood nightlife, and her editors--who don't know she's come clean--want her to play the part. As her popularity skyrockets and the film and TV agents start calling, the lure of her former fast-and-furious lifestyle begins to pull at her. Faced with the most exciting opportunity of her career, she must now decide to either save herself--or salvage her reputation as the ultimate party girl.
Acidly hilarious and achingly honest, Party Girl is a harrowing ride through the world of Hollywood excess with a heroine who's deliciously flawed. Whether snorting cokeor crying in rehab, hooking up or breaking down, Amelia Stone makes her way across the treacherous grounds of addiction, self-destruction, and recovery without ever losing her sharp wit, unapologetic candor, or odds-defying optimism.
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“Bridget Jones with a byline, bigger IQ, and substance abuse issues...at once laugh-out-loud and Capote-elegant.” Jerry Stahl, bestselling author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty
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“A smart, hilarious, and poignant page-turner that takes you past the velvet ropes and into the Hollywood party scene.” Cindy Chupack, a writer/executive producer of Sex and the City and author of The Between Boyfriends Book
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“An inspirational storya triumph over the red carpet, instant intimacy with celebs, and an open bar.” Liz Smith, The New York Post
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“A rollercoaster read...The most accurate portrayal of addiction and the nuances of recovery that I have come across.” Dr. Drew Pinsky, addiction expert and host of Loveline
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“Let the prose paparazzos flashbulbs explode on this stunning debut. Reality fiction never had it so good.” Rachel Resnick, LA Times bestselling author of Go West, Young F*cked up Chick
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“Amelia Stones struggle to transcend the booze and booty-calls makes Sex and the City look like Disneyland.” Ian Kerner, New York Times bestselling author of She Comes First and Be Honest & #151;You're Not That Into Him, Either
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“A hilarious tale of a madcap screwball heroineIrene Dunn with a Sidekick and a Prada bag full of cocaine.” Richard Rushfield, author of On Spec: A Novel of Young Hollywood
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“This is your brain on Party Girl: Sizzle. Pop. Narrative-as-amyl-nitrate.” Samantha Dunn, author of Faith in Carlos Gomez
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“In Party Girl, readers are lucky to sign on as Anna Davids plus-one.” Tom Dolby, author of Trouble Boy
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“Davids debut novel combines a candid picture of addiction and recovery with scandalously funny, only-in-LA adventures.” Redbook Magazine
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“Anna Davids Party Girl is acidly hilarious and thoroughly entertaining. A must-read!” Melissa de la Cruz, co-author of The Fashionista Files and How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less
Synopsis
Celebrity journalist Amelia Stone is the quintessential Hollywood party girl: she stays out late, rubs shoulders (and occasionally more) with celebrities, and ingests copious amounts of cocaine.
But after losing her job, her friends, and much of her mind, Amelia makes the drastic decision to end her drug abuse. Once sober, she's hired by a big-name magazine to write a column detailing her wild adventures and she starts seeing the man who could be her Mr. Right.
There's just one problem. Overnight, Amelia has become the new face of Hollywood nightlife, and her editors—who don't know she's come clean —want her to play the part. As the lure of her former fast-and-furious lifestyle begins to pull at her, she must decide whether to save herself or salvage her reputation as the ultimate party girl.
About the Author
Anna David, author of the debut novel Party Girl, has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Details, and many other publications. She is the sex-and-relationship expert on G4's Attack of the Showand is a regular guest on Fox News's Red Eye. She has appeared on the Todayshow, Hannity &Colmes, CNN's Showbiz Tonight, MTV, E!, and VH1.