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.
I was apprehensive if this would compare to how much I loved Rowley’s debut novel, [b:Lily and the Octopus|27276262|Lily and the Octopus|Steven Rowley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1499086357l/27276262._SY75_.jpg|45476016], which I loved. (There’s just something about a dog book that always seems to win me over).
The Editor is a completely different subject matter but with Rowley’s same style and voice, which is really engaging and compelling. He made me way more interested in Jackie Kennedy than I’ve ever been before, and the premise is really cool. I didn’t feel riveted (although I’m not sure that I felt that way with Lily and the Octopus, either), because Rowley’s style is so meandering, but I really enjoyed dipping in and out of it and the ending made me tear up.
