The Birthday Girl
Melissa De La Cruz2019

Ellie de Florent-Smith 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, adorable and rambunctious six-year-old twin boys, homes in the city, desert and beach, a thriving career as a well-known fashion designer, and a glamorous circle of friends. Except everything is not quite as perfect as it looks on the outside. Scrubbing her past of its shadows has a cost, and all of Ellies 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. Stepdaughters and mistresses and ex-lovers congregate, and the beautiful facade of her life crumbles in one eventful night.

Titre original : The Birthday Girl (2019)