AnA-listmoviestarmovestoLosAngeles--nextdoortoafamilyoffiveeligiblesisters--inthisirresistiblenovelwhereTheKardashiansmeetsPrideandPrejudice,fromtheNYTbestsellingauthorofBirdsofCaliforniaEveryfamilyiscomplicated,andtheBenedettosarenoexception.AfewyearsafterarealityTVshowskyrocketedthemtopop-culturefame,thefivetwentysomethingsistersarelivingtogetherintheirparents’crumblingMcMansion,nearlybrokeandteeteringtowardsrock-bottom.Lilly,thesensiblesecond-eldestsister,isalltooawarethatherfamilyisviewedasaspectacle,butshe’sfocusedonholdingherselfandherfamilytogether,andunlikehersiblingsshetendsnottocarewhattheworldthinks.TheBenedettos’fortunesfinallyappeartobebrighteningwhenCharlieBingley,thedashingstarofCaptainFantastic,movesintotheirLosAngelesneighborhoodwithhisfriendWillDarcyintow.Itisn’tlongbeforeCharliefallsforthewarmandlovelyeldestsister,June.Lillyhasnosuchluck:thearrogantandjudgmentalWillDarcy,amanplaguedbyhisownprivatedemons,seemsreadytoclashwithherateveryturn--yetthetwocan’tseemtostayawayfromeachother.AndwhiletheBenedettos’matriarchsetstoworkencouragingapotentialmatchbetweenCharlieandJune,thereareplentyofothersinthecommunitywhoaredeterminedtosteertheseeligibleyoungmenawayfromaridiculousfamilyofrealityshowhas-beens...KatieCotugnobringsabig,boisterouscastofcharacterstolifeinthisdeliciouslysprawlingLAstory--athoroughlyfreshandmoderntaleaboutafamilythat’s“famousforbeingfamous,“thewaysthatpreconceivednotionsmakefoolsofusall,andhowunexpectedromancecanbloomdespitetheodds.
