Meet the Newmans

Glamorous and nostalgic, chaotic and warm-hearted, but with important things to say – the perfect recipe for an immersive read about a family in the spotlight and the truth behind the façade. You will fall in love with all the Newmans, but especially Dinah, juggling fame, motherhood and being the perfect wife. Compulsive reading - I loved it! -- Veronica Henry, Sunday Times Bestselling author of How to Find Love in a Bookshop
Turn off the TV and read this book! Meet the Newmans is a warm, humorous, emotionally resonant tale of family and feminism, exploring the hidden layers of our everyday lives -- Camille Perri, author of The Assistants
Very unique and cleverly written. A big fat family drama and huge slice of social history in the 1960s when life for each family member pivots, attitudes are challenged and relationships are tested. This family is like a simmering pot on the stove, waiting to boil over. And when it does, it's a recipe for drama. -- Jo Thomas, bestselling author of Love in Provence
A clever and cathartic exploration of intergenerational female rage. I was immediately drawn in by the brilliant premise and the tongue-in-cheek way it scrutinises the dual lives all of us lead. -- Anna Brook-Mitchell, author of Motherfaker
Tapping into a keen sense of family fault lines, Jennifer Niven gives us the Newmans – a seemingly perfect television family who, once the cameras stop rolling, are barely holding it together in a rapidly changing world. Warm, witty, and wise, this is a novel about reclaiming the narrative when the cost of pretending becomes too high to bear. -- Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest
Both a fascinating time capsule of 1960s America and a story that still feels fresh and relevant today. Readers will cheer as each member of this famous television family begins to figure out their place in a changing world. Whip-smart dialogue, a page-turning plot, and an ending that is heartwarming and oh-so satisfying! I loved this one. -- Jennifer Mathieu, author of The Faculty Lounge
An intimate look into a television family at a moment of secret upheaval, when their deepest fears and more urgent desires collide and nothing will be the same again. Set in a historical moment that resonates with many of our current cultural concerns, Meet the Newmans is moving and engaging – and a complete delight. -- Nina Lacour, author of We Are Okay
Jennifer Niven is a master at crafting a glittery facade and then showing us in full hilarious, heartbreaking detail what lies beneath. Trust me, you don't want to miss meeting these Newmans. -- Steven Rowley, author of The Celebrants
Easily my favourite book of the year! It was unexpected, witty, charming and heart wrenching all at once, with a cast of main characters impossible not to love. Jennifer Niven has done a fabulous job with this absolutely brilliant novel -- Soraya Lane, author of The Paris Daughter
Meet the Newmans will hold you in your chair and remind you (with a winning smile) how recently won are many of our freedoms. Jennifer Niven gives us a leading lady who is above all not supposed to lead – but figures out how to do it anyway. Like the Newmans themselves, the surface sparkles, and just beneath lie murkier truths that won’t stay put -- Emma Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus