Meet the Newmans: A Novel

ISBN: 1250372445

Author: Niven, Jennifer

Condition: New

From #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Jennifer Niven, a novel about Americas favorite TV family, whose perfect faade cracks"I LOVED Meet the Newmans!" -Judy Blume, #1 New York Times bestselling author"[A] WITTY AND MOVING novel." -People"Fans of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY will love Meet the Newmans." -Woman's WorldFor two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy and Shep, have ruled television as Americas Favorite Family. Millions of viewers tune in every week to watch them play flawless, black-and-white versions of themselves. But now its 1964, and the Newmans idealized apple-pie perfection suddenly feels woefully out of touch. Ratings are in free fall, as are the Newmans themselves. Del is keeping an explosive secret from his wife, and Dinah is slowly going numb-literally. Steady, stable Guy is hiding the truth about his love life, and the charmed luck of rock n roll idol Shep may have finally run out.When Del-the creative motor behind the show-is in a mysterious car accident, Dinah decides to take matters into her own hands. She hires Juliet Dunne, an outspoken, impassioned young reporter, to help her write the final episode. But Dinah and Juliet have wildly different perspectives about what it means to be a woman, and a family, in 1964. Can the Newmans hold it together to change television history? Or will they be canceled before they ever have the chance?Funny, big-hearted, and deeply moving, Meet the Newmans is a rich family story about the dual lives we lead. Because even when our lives arent televised weekly, we all have a behind-the-scenes.