The story is character driven, and while there is a plot, it is secondary to the daytime drama of the lives of these unprincipled narcissists that think being famous is the be all and end all—except for one woman who, despite caving to the pressure and falling in with the selfish social scene, manages to find true love in the mediocre mundane of middle America.

It has its surprises and twists, and secret-reveal moments throughout. Patchet is a good storyteller, I just didn’t much like this story.

Meryl Streep makes this drama more dynamic in her performance of the audiobook.