{"product_id":"the-editor-9780525537984","title":"The Editor","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLily and the Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e comes a novel about a struggling writer who gets his big break, with a little help from the most famous woman in America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of trying to make it as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally sells his novel to an editor at a major publishing house: none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jackie--or Mrs. Onassis, as she's known in the office--has fallen in love with James's candidly autobiographical novel, one that exposes his own dysfunctional family. But when the book's forthcoming publication threatens to unravel already fragile relationships, both within his family and with his partner, James finds that he can't bring himself to finish the manuscript. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJackie and James develop an unexpected friendship, and she pushes him to write an authentic ending, encouraging him to head home to confront the truth about his relationship with his mother. Then a long-held family secret is revealed, and he realizes his editor may have had a larger plan that goes beyond the page... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLily and the Octopus \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a funny, poignant, and highly original novel about an author whose relationship with his very famous book editor will change him forever--both as a writer and a son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eLily and the Octopus, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book; \u003ci\u003eThe Editor, \u003c\/i\u003e an NPR Best Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eThe Guncle, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the twenty-second Thurber Prize for American Humor and Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Novel of the Year; and \u003ci\u003eThe Celebrants, \u003c\/i\u003ea TODAY Show Read With Jenna book club pick. His fiction has been translated into twenty languages. He resides in Palm Springs, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618646659346,"sku":"9780525537984","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b2f3e96a-ea35-4af6-b22b-cab9b9c00068.jpg?v=1732539535","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-editor-9780525537984","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}