Anonymous wrote:Jane has probably filled her roommates in on what the book says, if not given them the chance to read drafts or ARCs.
It's old news to everyone but her fangirlies who are eagerly clamoring for tea about someone else's divorce five years later. Trust me, everyone has moved on and if Brando or his new wife are upset or bothered by his ex's delulu rendition of what happened, they've had ample time to prepare for it and I'm sure they'll weather it. This book might have a lukewarm initial rush of oohs and aahs by C listers who have already agreed to support her book, probably without having read it, but it will fizzle into obscurity quickly enough.
Even though she's made it abundantly clear that she sold out and doesn't care who it impacts, it is highly unlikely that anything she writes is going to have any kind of real impact on anyone's life.
This really is her last gasp of literary relevancy. But a post divorce heroine rises from the ashes is about 3-5 years past its window of opportunity. The Hatmakers just aren’t part of the public discussion anymore. No one cares except a rapidly diminishing rump of Big Sis Bitter Clingers. Also, Jen lacks the depth to write something truly new or fresh on this topic. She’s only with the victim or the hero in her own personal narrative. This is not the stuff of resonate storytelling. It’s not going to sell well.