The Friday Afternoon Club: The 'wise, funny and generous' New York Times bestseller
Author: Griffin Dunne
ISBN: 978-1804710555
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Book Overview
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Wise, funny and generous' The Times 'Warm and perceptive' New York Times 'So honest and funny and smart' Observer 'Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story' Washington Post 'Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail' Los Angeles Times 'Full of light, life and colour...a startling tale of precarious American privilege, spotlighting a family that is blessed and cursed' Guardian At eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion's legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. In his early twenties, he shared a Manhattan apartment with his best friend and soulmate Carrie Fisher while she was filming some sci-fi movie called Star Wars and he was a struggling actor selling popcorn at Radio City Music Hall. A few years later, he produced and starred in the now-iconic film After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese. In the midst of it all, Griffin's twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star in Hollywood, was brutally strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the 1980s. The outcome was a travesty of justice that marked the beginning of their father Dominick Dunne's career as a bestselling author of true crime narratives. And yet, for all its boldface cast of characters and jaw-dropping scenes, The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is, down to its bones, a family story that embraces the poignant absurdities and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny and moving characters - its author most of all. Read more
Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 400 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1804710555.
About the Author
Griffin Dunne has been an actor, producer and director since the late 70s. Among his work, he produced and acted in After Hours, directed Practical Magic and the documentary The Center Will Not Hold about his aunt, Joan Didion. Griffin and his dog Mary live in the East Village of Manhattan.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1804710555
- Publisher
- Grove Press UK
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Wise, funny and generous' The Times 'Warm and perceptive' New York Times 'So honest and funny and smart' Observer 'Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story' Washington Post 'Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail' Los Angeles Times 'Full of light,...
Who should read this book?
Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this if you enjoy true stories that feel more cinematic than fiction. Griffin Dunne’s life brushes against icons, tragedy, privilege and resilience, all told with warmth, wit and emotional honesty. You get Hollywood glamour and behind-the-scenes moments, but also a deeply human portrait of friendship, family and survival. It’s funny, moving and reflective, the kind of memoir that makes you feel like you’ve lived a little more by the final page.
- Published by Grove Press UK.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 400.
Catalog Description
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Wise, funny and generous' The Times 'Warm and perceptive' New York Times 'So honest and funny and smart' Observer 'Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story' Washington Post 'Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail' Los Angeles Times 'Full of light, life and colour...a startling tale of precarious American privilege, spotlighting a family that is blessed and cursed' Guardian At eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion's legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. In his early twenties, he shared a Manhattan apartment with his...
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