02440cam a2200361 i 4500 390452094 TxAuBib 20190829120000.0 190315s2019||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2019010919 9781524743772 $27.00 1524743771 $27.00 (OCoLC)1065953200 TxAuBib rda De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- The birthday girl [LARGE PRINT] / Melissa de la Cruz. New York : Dutton, [2019] ℗2019. 275 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Ellie de Florent-Stinson is celebrating her fortieth birthday with a grand celebration in her fabulous house in Palm Springs. At forty, it appears Ellie has everything she ever wanted: a handsome husband; an accomplished, college-age stepdaughter; a beautiful ten-year-old girl; two adorable and rambunctious six-year-old twin boys; lush, well-appointed homes in Los Angeles, Park City, and Palm Springs; a thriving career as a well-known fashion designer of casual women's wear; and a glamorous circle of friends. Except everything is not quite as perfect as it looks on the outside--Ellie is keeping many secrets. This isn't the first birthday celebration that hasn't gone as planned. There's a certain sixteenth birthday that she's tried hard to forget. But hiding the skeletons of her past comes at a cost, and all of Ellie's secrets come to light on the night of her fabulous birthday party in the desert--where everyone who matters in her life shows up, invited or not. Old and new, friends and frenemies, stepdaughters and business partners, ex-wives and ex-husbands congregate, and the glittering facade of her life crumbles in one eventful night. Beautifully paced and full of surprises, The Birthday Girl is an enthralling tale of a life lived in shadow, and its unavoidable consequences.-- Publisher's description. 20190829. Women Fiction. Birthdays Fiction. Ambition Fiction. Life change events Fiction. Marital conflict Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-, author., New York : Dutton, [2019]. TXKAR