The Next Best Thing

Actors aren t the only ones trying to make it in Hollywood. At twenty-three, Ruth Saunders left her childhood home in Massachusetts and headed west with her seventy-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 [...]
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Actors aren t the only ones trying to make it in Hollywood. At twenty-three, Ruth Saunders left her childhood home in Massachusetts and headed west with her seventy-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.