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Ruth Saunders is just three years old when a car accident kills her parents and leaves her with permanent scars on her face and body. Her glamorous grandmother Rae immediately flies to her side, comforting Ruth during her many long hospitalizations and surgeries. During her convalescence, Ruth develops a fascination with “The Golden Girls,” watching it with Grandma and then making up stories about the characters. Grandma gives Ruth special notebooks to encourage her to write down these tales. Read More
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Ruth Saunders headed west with her 70-year-old grandma in tow, hoping to be hired as a television writer. Four years later, she finally hits the jackpot when the sitcom she wrote, “The Next Best Thing,” gets the green light. But her dreams are threatened by demanding actors, number-crunching executives, a crush on her boss, and her grandmother’s impending nuptials.
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Ruth Saunders headed west with her 70-year-old grandma in tow, hoping to be hired as a television writer. Four years later, she finally hits the jackpot when the sitcom she wrote, “The Next Best Thing,” gets the green light. But her dreams are threatened by demanding actors, number-crunching executives, a crush on her boss, and her grandmother’s impending nuptials.
About the Book
Actors aren’t the only ones trying to make it in Hollywood.… At 23, Ruth Saunders left her childhood home in Massachusetts and headed west with her 70-year-old grandma in tow, hoping to make it as a screenwriter. Six years later, she hits the jackpot when she gets The Call: the sitcom she wrote, THE NEXT BEST THING, has gotten the green light, and Ruthie’s going to be the showrunner. But her dreams of Hollywood happiness are threatened by demanding actors, number-crunching executives, an unrequited crush on her boss, and her grandmother’s impending nuptials.
Set against the fascinating backdrop of Los Angeles show business culture, with an insider’s ear for writer’s room showdowns and an eye for bad backstage behavior and set politics, Jennifer Weiner’s new novel is a rollicking ride on the Hollywood roller coaster, a heartfelt story about what it’s like for a young woman to love, and lose, in the land where dreams come true.
