The Editor - Steven Rowley

The Editor

By Steven Rowley

  • Release Date: 2019-04-02
  • Genre: Literary Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 201 Ratings

Description

From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes a novel about a struggling writer who gets his big break, with a little help from the most famous woman in America.

After 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.

Jackie 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...

From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes 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.

Reviews

  • Wonderful Book

    5
    By juyhiyfh
    Steven Rowley is now one of my favorite authors. And this is one of my favorites. Family dynamics were realistically portrayed. The introduction of Jackie Kennedy was believable, although it clearly was fiction.
  • My new favorite writer!

    5
    By Roquetjey
    Felt like I was there, on an amazing journey!
  • Six Stars

    5
    By asapr212
    In fact, all the stars in the sky. What an amazing achievement of a book.
  • Wonderful book

    5
    By JOJOdall
    This was a fantastic book. It felt like a real story, like the relationship truly happened to the author. This is the second book I’ve read by Stephen Rowley (“Lily and the Octopus” was the first, and I adored it); he writes so descriptively that I often find myself repeating some of his words and phrases, or trying some of the facial expressions he describes. Worth reading a second time.