After the Party by Cressida Connolly

Here is what it is about...

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.

Here is what I thought...

     This is a nicely written historical fiction novel about that in between era of the 1930's that we rarely hear about in books.  The story is told from Phyllis' point of view going back and forth in time from her release in prison and the time "before".  
     I found that I did not really care for any of the characters which makes it hard for me to enjoy a story as I have no one to root for. Phyllis seems overly naive and never seemed to ever learn her lesson.  This one is set in an interesting time with interesting themes but just fell flat for me.  2/5 stars