The Sunset Crowd

A Novel

De: Karin Tanabe

Narrado por: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Money and fame: in 1970s Los Angeles, everyone is fighting to reach the top, but very few have the talent, ambition, and luck to get there.

Meet LA darling Evra Scott. The daughter of an Oscar-winning director and a Brazilian bombshell actress, Evra is the city’s reigning style queen. By day, she’s at the helm of Sunset on Sunset, the store beloved by Hollywood’s young and beautiful. By night, she’s on the arm of Kai de la Faire, Hawaii’s hottest export, and the screenwriter of the moment.

Enter Theodora Leigh. The twenty-something Paramount assistant looks like a big screen star, but her sights are firmly set behind the scenes, as she fights to become a movie producer in a town where sex and sexism sell. Theodora’s got the talent and instincts, but she’s not willing to wait. Luckily, getting ahead by any means necessary is LA’s mantra.

Observing it all is Bea Dupont, a photographer for Rolling Stone and Vogue, who never misses the party, but always keeps to its fringes. A Manhattan blue blood turned West Coast bohemian, Bea holds Evra’s Sunset crowd together. She’s also Kai’s oldest friend, and she’s harbored a not-so-secret flame for him since they met at an elite Swiss boarding school.

But in Hollywood, no one stays on top forever. And it’s not long before Theodora’s unrelenting ambition sets in motion a dramatic quest for power in an industry that is as glamorous as it is duplicitous. From Rodeo Drive to the French Riviera, The Sunset Crowd is a tale of survival and reinvention, of faking it until you make it, and the glittering appeal of success and stardom, as it seeks to answer that timeless question—who gets to have the American dream?

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

©2023 Karin Tanabe (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Sophisticated and beguiling, The Sunset Crowd echoes with glamour and Gatsby-esque ennui. I was riveted from beginning to end."–Susie Yang, New York Times bestselling author of White Ivy

"Your next book crush—delectable, immersive, transportive. Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid will love The Sunset Crowd, a 1970s Hollywood fantasy so fully realized, you’ll swear you were there."–Eliza Jane Brazier, author of Good Rich People

"A dazzling group of wealthy and winsome friends become dazzled themselves when a magnetic newcomer enters their Hollywood scene. Tanabe perfectly captures the 1970s cool-vibe in this alluring tale of celebrity, excess, and love gone wrong. Pour yourself a frothy flute of bubbles and meet The Sunset Crowd–best enjoyed poolside."–Pamela Klinger-Horn, Valley Bookseller

Is there a plot? Or a story line?

I’m almost 5 hrs into the book. Cover made it look like a beach read. No real sunsets. Just a store they call the Sunset. I keep hearing about Hollywood, Drugs/cocaine, vaginas… but no plot or story line. Unless Kai IS the plot. Can’t make myself listen to the end. Giving up on this one. Hoping to return it.

Excellent narration, captivating story

Very interesting story surrounding an era that isn’t much represented in fiction. Fun to hear famous names and enjoyed the believable twists. Author Karin Tanabe just keeps getting better with each new book!