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The Friday Afternoon Club
- A Family Memoir
- Narrated by: Griffin Dunne
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion's legendary L.A. party for the publication of Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. In his early 20s, he shared an apartment in Manhattan's Hotel Des Artistes with his best friend and soulmate Carrie Fisher, while she was filming some sci-fi movie called Star Wars and he was a struggling actor working as a popcorn seller at Radio City Music Hall.
A few years later, he produced and starred in the now-iconic film After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese. In the midst of it all, Griffin's 22-year-old sister Dominique, a rising star in Hollywood, was brutally strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the 1980s, which ended in a travesty of justice that also somehow marked the beginning of their father Dominick Dunne's career as a bestselling author of true crime narratives.
And yet, for all its bold-face cast of characters and jaw-dropping scenes, The Friday Afternoon Club is no celebrity memoir. It is, down to its bones, a family story that brilliantly embraces the poignant absurdities and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny and moving characters—its author most of all—finding wicked, self-deprecating humor and glints of surprising light in even the most harrowing and painful of circumstances.
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- Cindy Murray
- 29-06-24
Beautifully written
What a memoir! Griffin Dunne recounts his family with love and tenderness that makes me tearful. So wonderfully read by the author that you can’t help but feel for the Dunne family.
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- 21-07-24
Funny & beautiful writing
Beautifully written, dark comedy and tales of Hollywood past ! I highly recommend as it deep dives into a complex family dealing with issues of addiction, domestic violence and mental illness but with affection and humour! Perfect summer read !
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- Samantha Buckell
- 30-10-24
Interesting, sad and honest.
I had a little knowledge of Griffin's family history and he told their story so clearly and honestly. My heart broke for them in some places but I was very fascinated also.
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- Miss J M O'Mahoney
- 17-08-24
Being able to love and laugh when life is completely bonkers
Loved it. Peppered with an assortment of fascinating characters and a love letter to an eventful family life.
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- Jackie
- 11-10-24
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sorry...hit wrong key....but i had the check out the linda lovelace encounter and then, absolutely, Otto Preminger on LSD!!!! But, by golly, he dropped a few tabs care of Timothy Leary!!!!!
The tragedy was truly that, along with the injustice within the murderer's sentence. Maybe it would be different 40 or more years later.
I confess, I am a non believer in the status of Hollywood folk. They are people doing a job just like many of the rest of us but do they deserve a comfortable home and health care and being able to put their kids in college...not $50,000 cars...any more than the man or women removing your garbage bags every week??? nah...
...having said that, the insanity of the 'H' world keeps your head spinning in sad and hilarious tales that, yes, glad I listened to!
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- Fairandhonestreviews
- 30-07-24
A stranger than fiction story told with a great sense of humour.
There’s nothing about this audiobook I didn’t like. I first encountered Griffin Dunne in the film After Hours. His real life, bafflingly, somewhat reflects the film. On steroids.
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- Unfortunate former employee
- 14-08-24
Absorbing, emotional, funny, a great listen
I listened and was glued from the start, the people came to life as it was unfolded. Fabulous.
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- Kim
- 18-06-24
Riveting memoir
This fascinating account of an extraordinary life was unputdowable. I relished every minute spent in the company of Griffin, as this moving, heart-wrenching, funny and intriguing personal account beautifully unfolded.
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- Beebee
- 06-08-24
Exceptional story well told
I was recommended this book by a very dear friend and I enjoyed it so much. From the deep roots of the family to the loving portraits of all the members Griffin Dunne took the reader along with him. My only criticism was that it ended, I wa ted to carry on going with him until the present day.
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- 18-09-24
Fantastic book
Loved this. Wonderful story, lovingly written. Funny, captivating and heartwarming and heartbreaking. Thanks Griffin. What a life. Look forward to the next chapter of it.
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