A legendary Washington hostess shares gossip as well as her entertaining savvy and sound advice in a complete guide to party planning that begins with sending invitations and follows through with selecting the menu, seating guests, and choosing entertainment. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Product Description: In The Party, Sally Quinn turns her trademark sharp wit on the Washington social scene and offers an irreverent look at what goes on at the parties you read about in the columns. From seating debacles to real-life scandals, she reveals her firsthand experiences as a member of the Washington power elite to illustrate how to entertain for any occasion...read more

Sadie Gray--the much talked-about widow of a slain U.S. president--and Allison Sterling--a top-notch reporter--both yearn for something more than the circuses their lives have become

A personal account of the short-lived television career of a Washington newspaper reporter as an inexperienced anchorwoman on CBS Morning News

Through the shifting relationships of four powerful people--Vice President William Rosewell Grey III, his wife Sara, the Washington editor of the news-magazine 'Weekly,' Desmond Shaw, and reporter Allison Sterling--the inner sanctums of Washington are illuminated