Meet the Newmans

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Jennifer Niven From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America's favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks, for fans of Lessons in Chemistry a nd The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.For two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy and Shep, have ruled television as America's Favorite Family. But now it's 1964, and the Newmans' idealized apple-pie perfection feels out of touch. Ratings are in free fall, as are the Newmans themselves. Del is keeping an explosive secret, and Dinah is slowly going numb - literally. Guy is hiding the truth about his love life, and the charmed luck of rock n roll idol Shep has finally run out. When Del is in a mysterious car accident, Dinah decides to hire Juliet, an impassioned young reporter, to help her write the final episode. But Dinah and Juliet have wildly different perspectives.Can they hold it together to change television history? Or will they be canceled before they ever have the chance? Show more