When a house party goes terribly wrong, a suburban town fractures along lines of privilege, exposing disturbing truths about the community.
“Cameron’s riveting latest explores class and economic divisions in an affluent Philadelphia suburb during the late-2000s housing bubble.… Cameron does a stellar job at demonstrating how easily stereotyping and wealth can influence outcomes, setting a wide lens on the burgeoning housing crisis. A seamless plot and believable characters make for an accomplished sophomore effort. Readers are in for a treat.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Maja Jensen is smart, stylish, and careful, the type of woman who considers every detail when building her dream home in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The perfect house that would compensate for her failure to have a child, the house that was going to save her marriage. But when a group of reckless teenagers trash the newly built home just weeks before she moves in, her plans are shattered.
Those teenagers, two months away from graduating high school, have grown up in a protected bubble and are accustomed to getting by with just a slap on the wrist. But as the police close in on a list of suspects, the tight-knit community begins to fray as families attempt to protect themselves.
What should have been the party of the year will have repercussions that will put Maja’s marriage to the ultimate test and divide the town over questions of privilege and responsibility.
An absorbing novel told through shifting perspectives, The House Party explores how easily friendships, careers, communities, and marriages can upend when differences in wealth and power are forced to the surface.
Released by William Morrow/HarperCollins September 13, 2022.
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