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PARTY GIRL: THE SECOND EDITION

THE NOVEL SO REAL, THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE HER WHEN SHE SAID IT WAS FICTION


From the New York Times bestselling author who sparked the "Quit Lit" movement comes a refreshed, PG-rated edition of the groundbreaking novel that proves sobriety can be surprisingly hilarious.


Meet Amelia Stone, a celebrity journalist and quintessential Hollywood party girl whose cocaine-fueled lifestyle crashes spectacularly, costing her job, friends and sanity. After getting clean, she lands a dream gig writing about her wild adventures for a major magazine and finds potential love—but there's a catch. Her editors, unaware of her sobriety, expect her to maintain her reputation as Hollywood's ultimate party girl, forcing Amelia into an impossible choice between her hard-won recovery and her career as the new face of nightlife.


This wickedly funny and surprisingly touching story reveals that sometimes the most dramatic plot twist is choosing to save yourself.

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It’s been nearly 20 years since she wrote her semi-autobiographical novel “Party Girl,” a sex romp starring a cocaine-snorting magazine writer who boozes it up while chasing celebrity gossip. It’s a tale that closely mirrors David’s own downward spiral while a journalist in Hollywood in the 1990s and 2000s, an erratic period that included

It’s been nearly 20 years since she wrote her semi-autobiographical novel “Party Girl,” a sex romp starring a cocaine-snorting magazine writer who boozes it up while chasing celebrity gossip. It’s a tale that closely mirrors David’s own downward spiral while a journalist in Hollywood in the 1990s and 2000s, an erratic period that included partying with movie stars, posing nearly nude for “Playboy” to accompany her first-person essays for the magazine and landing in rehab with a drug addiction.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anna David is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, and a frequent on-air contributor to major shows like Today, Good Morning America and The Talk. 


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FROM THE BACK COVER

FROM THE New York Times bestselling author comes the relaunch of the book that started the "Quit Lit" movement. Nearly two decades after HarperCollins released the original, Anna David has gone back and done what musicians have done for years: created a "clean version."


This newly updated PG-rated second edition of the book is now back to entertain audiences with a tamer version of the story that shows the surprising hilarity of a sober life.


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.

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REVIEWS

"With Party Girl, Anna David may have invented a new sub-genre: chick lit with a message." - The New York Post

"Anna David deftly injects humor into a serious subject." - Library Journal

"In a world where the red carpet often leads to rehab, this tale of self-destruction and reinvention is perfect for gossip-hungry readers." - Cosmo magazine

"A mouthwatering read, especially for those out there who salivate over Page Six blind items. Studios sniffed around even before the book hit the shelves." - Los Angeles Confidential magazine

"Funny, touching, and compulsively readable, Anna David's Party Girl skewers the myth of the sexy free spirit whose capers win over cocktail hours even as they chip away at her soul. Amelia's story may be sensational, but her predicament is common: The world doesn't always like it when women sober up, and there are many rewards to keep playing a role. But the real prize is winning yourself back." - Sarah Hepola, New York Times bestselling author of Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget

"Imagine Bridget Jones with a by-line, bigger IQ, and substance abuse issues, and you've entered Party Girl territory. Anna David writes with a strain of relentless, self-deprecating genius that re-casts the worn-down hooves of Prada-wearing demons with spanking new kicks....Party Girl is the kind of book it's impossible to read without stopping to repeat great lines to total strangers, who will then try and follow you home. The writing is at once laugh-out loud hysterical and Capote elegant....Every generation deserves an epic worthy of its own glam self-destruction and redemption. This time, Party Girl earns the crown. It's a fantastic, beautifully written, and authentic slice of a life that looked shiny on the outside. By the end, the reader is just praying Ms. David will get back in her chair and write After-Party." -- Jerry Stahl, bestselling author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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METADATA

ISBN-10: ‎196437748X

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1964377483

ASIN: B0DRQM62WS

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS:
TXu002275160


THEMES & STORY ELEMENTS:


  • Humorous Fiction
  • Quit Lit
  • Recovery Books
  • Addiction Recovery Novels
  • Contemporary Women's Fiction
  • Addiction/Recovery Memoir
  • Hollywood/Entertainment Industry
  • The Reformed Bad Girl
  • The Anti Hero
  • Second Chances
  • Media/Celebrity Culture
  • Recovery Community


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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR BOOK CLUBS

Character Development & Transformation


  1. Amelia's Evolution: How does Amelia change from the beginning to the end of the novel? What are the key turning points in her transformation?
     
  2. The "Party Girl" Persona: Discuss the difference between who Amelia really is versus the "Party Girl" character she creates for her column. Why does she cling to this false identity even after getting sober?
     
  3. Supporting Characters: Which secondary characters had the most impact on Amelia's journey? How do Tommy, Rachel, Justin, and Stephanie each serve different roles in her recovery?


Themes & Social Commentary 


  1. Authenticity vs. Success: Amelia faces a choice between career success and personal authenticity. Do you think she made the right decision on The View? What would you have done?
     
  2. Addiction and Recovery: How does the book portray the reality of addiction beyond the glamorous "party girl" image? What misconceptions about addiction does it address?
     
  3. Hollywood Culture: What does the novel reveal about celebrity journalism, social media culture, and our fascination with other people's wild behavior?


Moral Complexity


  1. Amelia's Choices: At what points in the story did you find yourself judging Amelia's decisions? When did you feel most sympathetic toward her?
     
  2. The Column Dilemma: Was Amelia wrong to write about her past experiences for fame and money? Or was she simply using her life experiences as material, like many writers do?
     
  3. Making Amends: Discuss Amelia's apology tour near the end. Which apologies felt most genuine to you? Were there any people she should have apologized to but didn't?

Contemporary Relevance


  1. Social Media Age: How do you think Amelia's story would be different if it took place today, with Instagram, TikTok, and modern social media?
     
  2. Recovery Representation: How does this portrayal of recovery compare to other addiction narratives you've encountered in books, movies, or TV shows?
     
  3. Second Chances: The novel suggests that people can fundamentally change. Do you believe this? What does genuine change look like versus surface-level improvement?

Book Club Bonus Questions


  • Favorite Scene: What was your favorite or most memorable scene, and why?


  • Casting Call: If this were adapted for film/TV, who would you cast as the main characters?


  • The Ending: Did you find the ending satisfying? What do you imagine happens to Amelia after the book ends?

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