博客來 鏡頭下的完美家庭，要如何上演最後一場戲？
二十多年來，Del與Dinah Newman，和兩個兒子Guy、Shep，是螢幕上最受眾人喜愛和注目的一家四口。每週，都有數百萬觀眾守候在電視機前，就是為了看他們完美無瑕的生活。
然而，時間來到1964年，Newman一家完美的模樣，卻似乎讓人感到開始與真實世界脫鉤，收視率也直線下滑。Newman家陷入了困境，而且每個家庭成員都有對外不可告知的秘密。屋漏偏逢連夜雨，負責Newman一家實境秀的靈魂人物，同時也是編劇兼創作者的一家之主—Del經遇了一場神秘車禍後，電視台開始鄭重考慮起該節目的未來發展。Dinah決定帶領一家人團結起來，共同將最後幾集演完。於是她找來了年輕的記者兼編劇—Juliet Dunne。然而Juliet與Dinah對於女性在家中的角色地位觀念全然不同。究竟Newman一家能不能擺脫老套的生活方式，同時改寫電視台歷史呢？(文／博客來外文館)
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 and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
＂I loved Meet the Newmans!＂ --Judy Blume, #1 New York Times bestselling author＂Warm, witty, and wise.＂ --Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author For two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy and Shep, have ruled television as America’s Favorite Family. Millions of viewers tune in every week to watch them play flawless, black-and-white versions of themselves. But now it’s 1964, and the Newmans’ idealized apple-pie 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--literally. Steady, stable Guy is hiding the truth about his love life, and the charmed luck of rock ’n roll idol Shep may have finally run out. When Del--the creative motor behind the show--is in a mysterious car accident, Dinah decides to take matters into her own hands. She hires Juliet Dunne, an outspoken, impassioned 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. Can the Newmans hold it together to change television history? Or will they be canceled before they ever have the chance? Funny, big-hearted, and deeply moving, Meet the Newmans is a rich family story about the dual lives we lead. Because even when our lives aren’t televised weekly, we all have a behind-the-scenes.
