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‘Delicately observed’Sunday Times‘Laugh-out-loud funny and searingly poignant’ Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones and the SixOne of PopSugar’s ‘Buzzy Books to Read This Spring’‘A sweet and charming novel, perfect for fans of Jackie O and Rowley's first novel, Lily and the Octopus, alike’ PopSugar_____________________________________________________________After years of struggling as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally gets his big break when his novel sells to an editor at a major publishing house:none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jackie, or Mrs. Onassis as she's known in the office, loves James's candidly autobiographical novel, about his own dysfunctional family.As Jackie and James develop an unexpected friendship, she pushes him to write an authentic ending, encouraging him to confront the truth about his relationship with his mother. But when a long-held family secret is revealed, he realises his editor may have had a larger plan that goes beyond the page… ____________________________________________________________Find out why readers have fallen in love with The Editor:‘What an excellent read this is! Beautifully written, with a sad yet poignantly beautiful ending’ Gillian F‘I devoured in just a couple of sittings, only breaking for sleep and work!’ Kath B‘I loved it – I couldn't wait to find out what happened next’ Katrina P‘What a clever, gorgeously written story!’ Kate H‘With a delightfully quirky storyline, great characterisation, wonderful wry humour and warmth, this book is an intriguing, thoughtful read. I loved it!’ Joy L‘A beautiful book, full of characters to appreciate and care for’ Lucy W‘I absolutely loved this novel – funny, moving, interesting and always entertaining!’ Yvonne C‘Made me laugh, made me think and then ultimately made me cry!’ Net A‘I laughed so much throughout this book; it’s beautiful and heartwarming’ Michelle H‘Bittersweet and charming!’ Siobhan D

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Copyright Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Praise for The Editor Dedication Epigraph The Quarantine: A Novel by James Smale Dreams: February 1992 Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Go Your Own Way: July 1992 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Yesterday’s Gone, Yesterday’s Gone: November 1992 Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Everything Turned Around: December 1992/1993 Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three What Tomorrow Will Do: May 1994 Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Steven Rowley About the Publisher

The Borough Press

An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

1 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk

First published by HarperCollins Publishers 2019

Copyright © Steven Rowley 2019

Steven Rowley asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

Source ISBN: 9780008333249

Ebook Edition © ISBN: 9780008333256

Version: 2019-03-08

Praise for The Editor: Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Praise for The Editor Dedication Epigraph The Quarantine: A Novel by James Smale Dreams: February 1992 Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Go Your Own Way: July 1992 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Yesterday’s Gone, Yesterday’s Gone: November 1992 Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Everything Turned Around: December 1992/1993 Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three What Tomorrow Will Do: May 1994 Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Steven Rowley About the Publisher

The Editor offers a delightful fictional glimpse of an iconic American family – but it is, at heart, a tribute to every family whose last name isn’t Kennedy’ Chloe Benjamin, author of The Immortalists

‘At equal turns laugh-out-loud funny and searingly poignant, Rowley has created a truly unforgettable story of a son trying to understand his mother’ Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the Six

The Editor is an absolute triumph! Rowley is a master of creating characters you fall in love with, and never want to leave’ Julie Klam, author of The Stars In Our Eyes and You Had Me at Woof

The Editor will have you weeping tears of joy when it’s not quietly breaking your heart’ Grant Ginder, author of The People We Hate at the Wedding

For my parents

In short, there’s simply not

A more congenial spot

For happily-ever-aftering than here

In Camelot.

Camelot, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Praise for The Editor

Dedication For my parents

Epigraph In short, there’s simply not A more congenial spot For happily-ever-aftering than here In Camelot. — Camelot, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

The Quarantine: A Novel by James Smale

Dreams: February 1992

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Go Your Own Way: July 1992

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Yesterday’s Gone, Yesterday’s Gone: November 1992

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Everything Turned Around: December 1992/1993

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

What Tomorrow Will Do: May 1994

Chapter Thirty-Four

Chapter Thirty-Five

Chapter Thirty-Six

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Also by Steven Rowley

About the Publisher

THE QUARANTINE Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Praise for The Editor Dedication For my parents Epigraph In short, there’s simply not A more congenial spot For happily-ever-aftering than here In Camelot. — Camelot, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner The Quarantine: A Novel by James Smale Dreams: February 1992 Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Go Your Own Way: July 1992 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Yesterday’s Gone, Yesterday’s Gone: November 1992 Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Everything Turned Around: December 1992/1993 Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three What Tomorrow Will Do: May 1994 Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Steven Rowley About the Publisher

A Novel by James Smale Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Praise for The Editor Dedication For my parents Epigraph In short, there’s simply not A more congenial spot For happily-ever-aftering than here In Camelot. — Camelot, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner The Quarantine: A Novel by James Smale Dreams: February 1992 Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Go Your Own Way: July 1992 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Yesterday’s Gone, Yesterday’s Gone: November 1992 Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Everything Turned Around: December 1992/1993 Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three What Tomorrow Will Do: May 1994 Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Steven Rowley About the Publisher

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