02805cam a2200325 i 4500 1846945733 TxAuBib 20221009120000.0 170919s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017041833 9781101884034 hardcover 1101884037 hardcover DLC eng rda DLC TLC rda TxAuBib rda Steel, Danielle, author. The cast : a novel / Danielle Steel. First edition. New York : Delacorte Press, [2018] 267 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "#1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel follows a talented and creative woman as she launches her first television series, helping to recruit an unforgettable cast that will bring a dramatic family saga to the screen. Kait Whittier has built her magazine column into a hugely respected read followed by fans across the country. She loves her work and adores her grown children, treasuring the time they spend together. But after two marriages, she prefers to avoid the complications and uncertainties of a new love. Then, after a chance meeting with Zack Winter, a television producer visiting Manhattan from Los Angeles, everything changes. Inspired by the true story of her own indomitable grandmother, Kait creates the storyline for a TV series. And when she shares her work with Zack, he is impressed and decides to make this his next big-budget project. Within weeks, Kait is plunged into a colorful world of actors and industry pros who will bring her vision to life. A cool, competent director. An eccentric young screenwriter. A world-famous actress coping with private tragedy. A reclusive grande dame from Hollywood's Golden Age. A sizzling starlet whose ego outstrips her abilities. L.A.'s latest "bad boy" actor, whose affairs are setting the city on fire. An unknown ingenue with outsized talent. And a rugged, legendary leading man. As secrets are shared, the cast becomes a second family for Kait. But in the midst of this charmed year, she is suddenly forced to confront the greatest challenge a mother could ever know. The strength of women--across generations and among friends, colleagues, and family--takes center stage in this irresistible novel, as all-too-real people find the courage to persevere in life's drama of heartbreak and joy"-- Provided by publisher. 20221009. Television Production and direction Fiction. Interpersonal relations Fiction. FICTION / Contemporary Women. FICTION / Sagas. FICTION / Romance / Contemporary. Romance fiction.