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Synopsis
"The show must go on" takes on a whole new meaning for one single mom in a witty and emotional novel by the USA Today bestselling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work.
It seems lately that Poppy Lively is invisible to everyone but the IRS.
Newly bankrupt Poppy is on the verge of losing her home when the old love of her life, now a hotshot producer, gives her a surprising way out: a recommendation for a job on a Hollywood film set. It's a bold move to pack her bags, keep secrets from her daughter, and head to Los Angeles, but her life can't get any worse. Poppy's a capable person--how hard can a job in Wardrobe be? This midwesterner has a lot to learn about the fast and loose world of movie stars, iconic costumes, and back-lot intrigue.
To begin with, she doesn't watch television and doesn't know a thing about dressing the biggest stars in the business. Floundering, dismissed, and strangely distrusted, Poppy has only one ally: Allen Carol, an ill-tempered movie star taken with Poppy's inexperience and unfiltered candor. As for the job she's allegedly "perfect" for? She suspects she was hired for her naivete, not her sharp wit and covert ways.
When Poppy uncovers a scandal, she relies on everyone underestimating her to discover who's at the center of it. But what she thought was a way to secure a future for her daughter ends up being far more than anyone bargained for. Poppy will have to let go of her old ways before she gets what she wants--and maybe even finds love again after all.