At twenty-three, Ruth Saunders headed west with her seventy-year-old grandma in tow, hoping to be hired as a television writer. Four years later, she�� hit the jackpot when she gets The Call: the sitcom she wrote, The Next Big Thing, has gotten the green light, and Ruthie�� going to be the show-runner. But her dreams of Hollywood happiness are threatened by demanding actors, number-crunching executives, an unrequited crush on a boss, and her grandmother�� impending nuptials.
Set against the fascinating backdrop of Los Angeles show business culture, with an insider�� ear and eye for writer�� rooms, bad behavior backstage and set politics, Jennifer Weiner�� new novel is a rollicking ride on the Hollywood rollercoaster and a heartfelt story about what it�� like for a young woman to love, and lose, in the land where dreams come true.
