The Next Best Thing: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner Paperback Book

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Author: Jennifer Weiner

Format: Quality Paperback, Unabridged-CD, Abridged-CD

Publisher: Washington Square Press

Published: May 2013

Genre: Fiction - Literary

Retail Price: $17.99

Pages: 416

Synopsis

Blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner returns with an irresistible story about a young woman 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 has hit 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 run the show. 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 on-set politics, Jennifer Weiner's 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.

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