The Sunset Crowd A Novel Karin Tanabe by Karin Tanabe 9781250280466, 9781250280473, 125028046X, 1250280478 instant download after payment.

For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid & Kevin Kwan, The Sunset Crowd follows an enigmatic young woman who ingratiates herself with a tight-knit group of glamorous, global friends in 1977 Los Angeles & upends their lives as she chases the blinding lights of fame—at any cost.

Historical fiction novelist Karin Tanabe (A Woman of Intelligence; The Diplomat's Daughter) creates a mesmerizing background for The Sunset Crowd in the glamourous world of 1970s Hollywood. Beatrice Dupont escapes to Hollywood to pursue her photography career; there, she meets Evra Scott, owner of the coolest clothing store in L.A.: "Sunset was like the sixties & seventies had met the twenties & thirties at a cocktail party, shook hands, clinked glasses, & declared that they were getting along famously & dear god, why hadn't they met before?" Mysteriously refusing to follow in her parents' footsteps in the film industry, Evra instead relishes in the world of Sunset. Bea meets Evra & her boyfriend, Kai de la Faire, at one of her famous Sunset parties. According to Rolling Stone, their new posse quickly becomes "The Only People You Need to Know in LA." But when Theodora Leigh, in cowboy boots & star-shaped glasses, walks into Sunset, her mysterious background & relentless ambition add a layer of mystery to the world of the "Sun Set."

Amid the entertainment of lavish parties, dazzling movie premieres, & trips to Cannes, Tanabe creates characters who resist the limitations Hollywood assigns to gender & ethnic stereotypes. However, while discovering how far their dreams can take them, they also discover how far is too far to reach them. The Sunset Crowd, with its questionable motives, obscured pasts, & struggles for survival, is a brilliant portrait of 1970s glitz, glamour, & deceit. — Clara Newton, freelance reviewer