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How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The first inside story of one of TV's most popular and beloved dramas, Grey's Anatomy.
More than fifteen years after its premiere, Grey's Anatomy remains one of the most beloved dramas on television and ABC's most important property. It typically wins its time slot and has ranked in the Top 20 most-watched shows in primetime for most of its seventeen-season run. It currently averages more than eight million viewers each week.
Beyond that, it's been a cultural touchstone. It introduced the unique voice and vision of Shonda Rhimes; it made Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh and T.R. Knight household names; and injected words and phrases into the cultural lexicon, such as "McDreamy," "seriously," and "you're my person." And the behind-the-scenes drama has always been just as juicy as what was happening in front of the camera, from the controversial departure of Isaiah Washington to Katherine Heigl's fall from grace and Patrick Dempsey's shocking death episode. The show continued to hemorrhage key players, but the beloved hospital series never skipped a beat.
Lynette Rice's How to Save A Life takes a totally unauthorized deep dive into the show's humble start, while offering exclusive intel on the behind-the-scenes culture, the most heartbreaking departures and the more polarizing plotlines. This exhaustively enthusiastic book is one that no Grey's Anatomy fan should be without.
The first inside story of one of TV's most popular and beloved dramas, Grey's Anatomy.
More than fifteen years after its premiere, Grey's Anatomy remains one of the most beloved dramas on television and ABC's most important property. It typically wins its time slot and has ranked in the Top 20 most-watched shows in primetime for most of its seventeen-season run. It currently averages more than eight million viewers each week.
Beyond that, it's been a cultural touchstone. It introduced the unique voice and vision of Shonda Rhimes; it made Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh and T.R. Knight household names; and injected words and phrases into the cultural lexicon, such as "McDreamy," "seriously," and "you're my person." And the behind-the-scenes drama has always been just as juicy as what was happening in front of the camera, from the controversial departure of Isaiah Washington to Katherine Heigl's fall from grace and Patrick Dempsey's shocking death episode. The show continued to hemorrhage key players, but the beloved hospital series never skipped a beat.
Lynette Rice's How to Save A Life takes a totally unauthorized deep dive into the show's humble start, while offering exclusive intel on the behind-the-scenes culture, the most heartbreaking departures and the more polarizing plotlines. This exhaustively enthusiastic book is one that no Grey's Anatomy fan should be without.
Editorial Reviews
"This juicy oral history will be a comforting read for those who've been there since the beginning." ―Booklist
Readers Top Reviews
lightyAjBondMr C
Nothing new for fans. Mostly quotes from back room staff with the odd quote from the cast
keeleylightyAjBon
Love love love this book. If you are a massive greys fan this book is a must
Kimberly D. We
For all this book has been sensationalized in the media, it really falls flat. Wait till the show is over and someone does a deep dive, not this whole-lot-of- nothing clickbait article disguised as a tell-all. It reads like an obsessed fan’s scrapbook of OLD cast interviews (which it is) peppered with speculation just tossed out into the ether. It’s irresponsible journalism on the author’s part to not include what questions were asked to get the recent responses, not cite all interviews effectively, and jump from point to point with making zero conclusions. Nothing is exciting about random quotes from former members of the crew that add nothing to clarify the situation, only add more vague confusion. The author knowingly admitted she wasn’t getting much participation and had half the story… but still published this farce.
