The Next Best Thing: A Novel

  • Author: Jennifer Weiner
  • Narrator: Olivia Thirlby
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 12:04:56
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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 three years old, Ruth Saunders miraculously survives the car crash that takes her parents’ lives on the icy Massachusetts Turnpike. Her eccentric grandmother, who comes out of Florida retirement to care for young Ruth, nurtures her through years of surgeries, feeding her home-cooked meals, dispensing irreverent wisdom, and telling Ruth she’s beautiful, even though her scars will stay with her forever.

After college, Ruth pursues her dream of writing to Hollywood, heading west with her grandmother in tow, hoping to make it big in the world of TV. After years of failure and a badly broken heart, Ruth gets The Call—her show has been green-lit.

But Ruth’s happy ending is only the beginning, as she struggles with how television gets made: terrified (and terrifying) executives and actresses with their eyes on bigger prizes than Ruthie’s show. Add in an unrequited crush on the man who has been her mentor. Add to that her grandmother’s impending nuptials, and Ruth’s big break might just break her.

A rollicking ride on the Hollywood roller coaster, The Next Best Thing is a heartfelt story about a young woman searching for her own happily-ever-after in the land where dreams come true.

Chapters

  • NextBestThing 21 Ch13b

    Duration: 13min
  • NextBestThing 22 Ch14a

    Duration: 16min
  • NextBestThing 23 Ch14b

    Duration: 21min
  • NextBestThing 24 Ch15a

    Duration: 20min
  • NextBestThing 25 Ch15b

    Duration: 22min
  • NextBestThing 26 Ch15c

    Duration: 18min
  • NextBestThing 27 Ch15d

    Duration: 12min
  • NextBestThing 28 Part3Ch16

    Duration: 19min
  • NextBestThing 29 Ch17

    Duration: 23min
  • NextBestThing 30 Ch18

    Duration: 23min
  • NextBestThing 31 Ch19

    Duration: 19min
  • NextBestThing 32 Ch20

    Duration: 12min
  • NextBestThing 33 Ch21

    Duration: 10min
  • NextBestThing 34 Ch22

    Duration: 26min
  • NextBestThing 35 Ch23a

    Duration: 16min
  • NextBestThing 36 Ch23b

    Duration: 09min
  • NextBestThing 37 Ch24a

    Duration: 13min
  • NextBestThing 38 Ch24b

    Duration: 17min
  • NextBestThing 39 Ch24c

    Duration: 16min
  • NextBestThing 40 Ch25

    Duration: 10min
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