false 268464 2 <p> 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. </p> <p> 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 <i>and</i> 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. </p> <p> There's just one little problem. Overnight, Amelia Stone has become the new face of Hollywood nightlife, and her editors&#8212;who don't know she's come clean&#8212;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&#8212;or salvage her reputation as the ultimate party girl. </p> <p> Acidly hilarious and achingly honest, <i>Party Girl</i> is a harrowing ride through the world of Hollywood excess with a heroine who's deliciously flawed. Whether snorting coke or 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. </p> 260256 1 6 2007 Party Girl: A Novel total:92|5:22|4:27|3:26|2:10|1:7| 92 323 176 29 4 3 true false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 11 15:00:54 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 11 15:09:50 -0700 2007
I picked up the advance copy at my office, so I don't think it's in general release yet.

After the first chapter, I thought it was so indulgent I kind of wanted to throw the book out the window. However I kept reading and I began to believe that ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:55:08 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 10:16:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 15:40:07 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 15:42:55 -0700 2007
Boy was a wrong. This novel is awesome-- a lively, gripping read, filled with emotional highs and lows. I am strongly recommending ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 17:06:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 17:06:03 -0700 2009 2 The writing style is so very subtle, but extremely exciting
Anna quickly draws you into her world of parties, drugs, and her relationships. Then the big moments, her termination, on...more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Jul 03 05:03:21 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 15:27:17 -0700 2007 Bergdorf Blondes," but it's a perfect summer read. ]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jul 26 13:41:51 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 13:53:54 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Fri Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 01 10:01:51 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 08:40:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 09 14:35:01 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 19:15:16 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 20:20:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 20:42:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Nov 06 17:09:32 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 17:12:41 -0800 2009
It was obvious to me where the story is going to end up less than halfway through it. Teenage girls with an US Weekly addiction might enjoy it, though.

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