{"product_id":"book-d12x","title":"The Last Book Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Last Book Party\u003c\/i\u003e is a delight. Reading this story of a young woman trying to find herself while surrounded by the bohemian literary scene during a summer on the Cape in the late '80s, I found myself nodding along in so many moments and dreading the last page. Karen Dukess has rendered a wonderful world to spend time in.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Taylor Jenkins Reid, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones \u0026amp; The Six\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA propulsive tale of ambition and romance, set in the publishing world of 1980's New York and the timeless beaches of Cape Cod.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the summer of 1987, 25-year-old Eve Rosen is an aspiring writer languishing in a low-level assistant job, unable to shake the shadow of growing up with her brilliant brother. With her professional ambitions floundering, Eve jumps at the chance to attend an early summer gathering at the Cape Cod home of famed \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer Henry Grey and his poet wife, Tillie. Dazzled by the guests and her burgeoning crush on the hosts' artistic son, Eve lands a new job as Henry Grey's research assistant and an invitation to Henry and Tillie's exclusive and famed \"Book Party\"- where attendees dress as literary characters. But by the night of the party, Eve discovers uncomfortable truths about her summer entanglements and understands that the literary world she so desperately wanted to be a part of is not at all what it seems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA coming-of-age story, written with a lyrical sense of place and a profound appreciation for the sustaining power of books, Karen Dukess's \u003ci\u003eThe Last Book Party\u003c\/i\u003e shows what happens when youth and experience collide and what it takes to find your own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49377234321712,"sku":"BDd12x","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d12x-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777458451","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d12x","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}