02080cam a2200361 i 4500 1004841300 TxAuBib 20231010120000.0 221107s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022053323 9781984821959 acid-free paper 1984821954 acid-free paper (OCoLC)1398467370 TxAuBib rda Steel, Danielle, author. Second act : a novel / Danielle Steel. 2nd act : a novel. First edition. New York : Delacorte Press, 2023. 252 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "As the head of a prestigious movie studio for nearly two decades, Andy Westfield has had every conceivable professional luxury. ... But then Andy's world is upended. The studio is sold, and the buyer's son demands the top seat. Out of a job and humiliated, Andy spirals. When his head clears, he decides to get as far away from Los Angeles as possible until the dust settles and he can find a new way forward. Andy signs a six-month rental agreement for a luxurious home in a tiny, forgotten coastal town two hours from London. When he arrives, he hires a local woman to help get his affairs in order. A former journalist, Violet Smith is at a crossroads as well, and this temporary job is exactly what she needs to tide her over. But when Violet leaves the manuscript of her unfinished novel behind after work one day, Andy lets his curiosity get the best of him and is captivated by a story that begs to be adapted for the big screen"-- Provided by publisher. 20231010. MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS Fiction. Motion picture studios Fiction. WOMEN NOVELISTS Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Winchelsea (England) Fiction. Romance fiction. Novels. fast