Meet the Newmans (PB) - C-format

Following the New York Times bestselling YA phenomenon All the Bright Places, Meet the Newmans sees Niven set to equally make her mark in the adult fiction space with a story of 'America's favourite family' and the cracks in their perfect facade. You've seen the show. Now meet the woman behind the scenes … From no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America's favorite TV family, whose perfect facade starts to crack, for fans of Lessons in Chemistry and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. - Los Angeles, 1964. For two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy and Shep, have ruled television as America's Favourite Family. Millions of viewers tune in every week to watch them play flawless, black-and-white versions of themselves. But now the Sixties are in full swing, and the Newmans' 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. Steady, stable Guy is hiding the truth about his love life, and rock 'n' roll idol Shep may finally be in real trouble. When Del is in a mysterious car accident, Dinah decides to take matters into her own hands. She hires Juliet Dunne, an outspoken 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 America. Can Dinah Newman bring her family together to change television history? Or will she be cancelled before she ever had the chance? Maybe it's time for perfection to fall out of style ... 'I loved Meet the Newmans! The characters jump off the page. I appreciated the subtle feminist twist and the humor. Jennifer is always good but this is one of her best.' - Judy Blume.