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00:00:00All this, all this time I've taken, looking for the one I never knew.
00:00:16Hail my, hail my breath I made it, waiting for someone like you.
00:00:26I've been just fine on my own, something missing that I need.
00:00:35I searched high and I searched low, you were right in front of me.
00:00:44All this, all this time I've taken, looking for the one I never knew.
00:00:54Hail my, hail my breath I made it, waiting for someone like you.
00:01:02Okay Giovanni, we're home.
00:01:04Waiting for someone like you.
00:01:10What is this gloomy face doing near my breakfast?
00:01:13It's this interview. I'm trying to decide what to show her.
00:01:18Can you help me? She is your boss.
00:01:21Say nice things about her office decor and she'll love you.
00:01:28Oh honey, you want to design book covers, not the healthcare ads.
00:01:34Why don't you show her some of your creative side, like your drawings or your cover designs.
00:01:40Those aren't real books.
00:01:42I should do those for fun Carl. People don't pay me to be artistic.
00:01:46Yet. You're wonderful.
00:01:51Giovanni, no! Don't encourage him. He's had his breakfast and it was better than that junk.
00:01:59I didn't move all the way to America to just eat sensible, grown up cereal.
00:02:04Okay.
00:02:06Why are you even stressing yourself out with job interviews and dates anyway?
00:02:11I mean you're flying back home to France in two weeks, deserting me.
00:02:15You should be having fun and hanging out with friends.
00:02:19Tell me you changed your mind.
00:02:21I think I might be looking for a reason to stay.
00:02:24Yes!
00:02:25Or at least not go home with my tail between my legs like a failure.
00:02:29You're not, Leah.
00:02:31Come on. My American adventure hasn't exactly gone as planned.
00:02:36It takes time to feel at home in the land of the free refill.
00:02:40It's not that. I mean I spent most of my childhood here.
00:02:44But by now I was hoping to be designing books and living with the man of my dreams.
00:02:49Not designing soup packaging and living with a handsome, charismatic, charming dog.
00:02:57I'm the sweetest intern in publishing.
00:03:00Sweetest?
00:03:01Yeah.
00:03:06You must be thrilled with the reviews.
00:03:09Michael Oldbrook with his third novel secures his place in the literary canon.
00:03:14We'll have you signing the books there.
00:03:16And can I get you a coffee or anything?
00:03:19This isn't going to work.
00:03:20I don't want to be associated with this romantic junk.
00:03:24Oh. I really don't think anyone will think that about you.
00:03:29I mean we might have a few fans today that would like a little romance with Michael Oldbrook.
00:03:34But I'll just find a shelf for these.
00:03:41Alright.
00:03:46Okay.
00:03:53Is this why you keep on going on endless first dates? Because you feel like a failure?
00:03:58I made a fool of myself over Patrick.
00:04:00I traveled halfway across the world for nothing.
00:04:03I just feel like I have something to prove.
00:04:06Listen, I'm early so I'm just going to take a browse in here and calm my nerves.
00:04:11You know what? It's these romance novels you're addicted to.
00:04:15They've made you obsessed with finding the one.
00:04:19You're always meeting nice guys.
00:04:21Compliment accepted. Thank you.
00:04:23But I don't get bummed out if they fail to turn into Mr. Forever over an appetizer.
00:04:28Not that I can afford appetizers. Or dinner.
00:04:32Welcome to publishing.
00:04:34Oh! This is one of ours.
00:04:36Our Time by the Mysterious Rose Blossom.
00:04:39Mysterious?
00:04:40Nobody at work has met her. No one's even spoken to her.
00:04:44Apparently she's publicity shy, but if you ask me, it's highly suspicious.
00:04:54Good luck. Be great. Don't be late.
00:04:57Don't be late.
00:05:18It was all a bit untidy.
00:05:20You can have a go at my apartment next if you'd like.
00:05:23What an offer.
00:05:25Good morning.
00:05:27Oh, sir, do you sell anything else by Rose Blossom?
00:05:30Oh, no. We don't have anything by Rose Blossom, miss.
00:05:32But if you want something with a little more substance, might I suggest this?
00:05:39Yeah, I looked at that. It looks a bit heavy going.
00:05:42Then perhaps you'd like to try the children's department.
00:05:45It's at the back of the store. Adorable little chairs.
00:05:48Do they have nicer staff there, too?
00:05:51Do they have nicer staff there, too?
00:06:04Wade Coleman, the once indomitable boutique publishing house,
00:06:07has failed to make a significant discovery since Michael Oldbrook's debut novel almost five years ago.
00:06:13The firm's biggest success this year was an uncharacteristic piece of romantic whimsy.
00:06:18Has the great Selina Wade lost her...
00:06:20You get the picture.
00:06:25Has the great Selina Wade lost her magic touch?
00:06:29Will publishing conglomerate Mitcham Brothers still take Wade Coleman under their wing with her at the helm?
00:06:37Seamus Larson. Troll.
00:06:40Has he started reviewing publishers now as well as books?
00:06:43Anything else?
00:06:45Literature shortage, national decline in literacy, office fire.
00:06:49Can I get you anything?
00:06:50Some good news. And a cup of cabernet.
00:06:52Coffee? I said coffee.
00:06:58Thanks for reading with lots of...
00:07:02words.
00:07:05Mr. Oldbrook, you've been nominated for United Booksellers Award for Outstanding Novel.
00:07:10Wow!
00:07:11Thank you. Thank you.
00:07:14You're up against...
00:07:16Faye Sharp.
00:07:17The romance writer?
00:07:18And Amber Carson.
00:07:20Oh, and Rose Blossom.
00:07:22Her debut novel, no less.
00:07:23Oh, I'd love to get her in for a signing, but she's so elusive.
00:07:26Do you think you could speak to your publisher for me?
00:07:29Michael?
00:07:30Sir? I...
00:07:31Something's come up.
00:07:32I didn't mean now.
00:07:39A couple of years ago, I fell in love with an American in Paris.
00:07:43We had an amazing time together.
00:07:46So when he had to leave France, I thought to myself, you know what?
00:07:50I'm going to pack my bags, book a one-way ticket here, and surprise him.
00:07:54How bold.
00:07:55Yes, well, he was surprised, just not in the way I hoped.
00:07:59Ms. DuBelle, when I asked what brings you here, I actually meant...
00:08:03here.
00:08:05White book covers.
00:08:06I am so sorry.
00:08:08No, we love a good story.
00:08:11You have a beautiful office.
00:08:14Thank you.
00:08:16It says you're successful.
00:08:18You respect yourself enough to surround yourself with beautiful things.
00:08:23You're a bit of a maverick.
00:08:26It doesn't tell me everything about you, but makes me want to know more.
00:08:33That's what a good cover does.
00:08:37I'm really loving this, by the way.
00:08:40It's certainly doing healthy numbers.
00:08:43So, what have you brought me?
00:08:52I do have some other stuff. It's a bit more creative, I'm not sure.
00:08:56We need to talk. It's about the UBAs.
00:08:58You've been nominated.
00:09:00Yes, but you don't...
00:09:01Oh, you clever thing.
00:09:03Michael is my star writer.
00:09:05Oh, I've had the pleasure.
00:09:08Just one minute, darling, please.
00:09:14Writers.
00:09:17I'm not sure your work is quite the right fit, but I wish you the best of luck.
00:09:23I could come back.
00:09:25I'm afraid I'm terribly booked. Pun not intended.
00:09:36Sorry.
00:09:41You should be walking on air, Michael. Nominated for the UBAs.
00:09:45Yes. Twice.
00:09:46Twice?
00:09:47Once for Mount Pacific and the other for this ridiculous romance novel I wrote for a bet.
00:09:53You're joking.
00:09:55Why did you let me publish it?
00:09:57You insisted. It's frustrating.
00:10:00Oh, it's a disaster.
00:10:03I've been skating about popular fiction publicly multiple times.
00:10:07If Rose Blossom gets a bigger profile, people are going to find out.
00:10:10And if her identity leaks, it'll look like I'm a hypocrite.
00:10:13And that snobbery of yours will bite you in the butt.
00:10:16And yeah, you look like you've been playing a smug little trick on the entire industry.
00:10:20As you say, frustrating.
00:10:22What's frustrating is that I've got an award-nominated author that is about to be deluged with interview requests and book signing invitations
00:10:30and I can't exploit any of it because she doesn't exist.
00:10:33Well then find an actress. An avatar.
00:10:38I'm joking.
00:10:42So? Are you going to bring magic to bookshelves across the nation?
00:10:49She barely looked at my stuff.
00:10:51This was my chance, Carl.
00:10:54I've been trying so hard to get a break all this time.
00:10:57Can't wait to get on that plane.
00:10:58No. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a good roommate?
00:11:02Especially on my budget.
00:11:04So I've got to get this coffee to that snake, Selena.
00:11:07I love you.
00:11:08I love you.
00:11:15I left my stuff.
00:11:21You know, I've often wondered what would happen if you just came right out and said,
00:11:24Hey world, guess what? I'm Rose Blossom.
00:11:27Do you think I should?
00:11:28No. We both look terrible.
00:11:31Yes?
00:11:32I left my things.
00:11:37Our time is a wonderful book.
00:11:39Congratulations.
00:11:44You cannot tell a soul.
00:11:47Why? It's great.
00:11:49Great? Steinbeck was great.
00:11:51Great. Steinbeck was great. Shakespeare was great.
00:11:55Well, I can't wait to finish it.
00:11:59Yes. How might a story like that possibly end?
00:12:02You must be on tenterhooks.
00:12:04Michael. No one outside this room knows Michael wrote it.
00:12:08But that's not really my problem, is it?
00:12:11I don't owe either of you anything.
00:12:14You barely looked at my work and he's just mean.
00:12:21Okay.
00:12:23We'll pay you for your silence. Handsomely.
00:12:29Wait.
00:12:31That's it.
00:12:33We'll pay you to be Rose.
00:12:35What do you mean?
00:12:36Be Rose Blossom for a few weeks.
00:12:38Interviews, book signing, show your face at the awards.
00:12:41Does Rose have to be at the awards?
00:12:43Yes.
00:12:44Yes.
00:12:45An author of mine was nominated a few years ago, didn't turn up,
00:12:49and for a year and a half I couldn't even get her a window display.
00:12:53Georgia Kale, remember her?
00:12:55No.
00:12:56I rest my case.
00:12:59Michael, she's perfect.
00:13:01She goes back to France and Rose disappears with her.
00:13:05And she looks the part.
00:13:07Perfectly pretty, but not so gorgeous she's unrelatable.
00:13:10Excuse me.
00:13:11Did I just bang my head on my way in here?
00:13:13The situation is thus.
00:13:15Michael opined that any fool could dash off a successful romance novel if they put their mind to it.
00:13:22When I suggested he might be underestimating the process,
00:13:26he, for some reason, took it as a kind of challenge.
00:13:30We did not anticipate this level of success.
00:13:32Yep. Turns out I can't write a bad book.
00:13:36Wow. I bet you were popular at school.
00:13:40You know, well, one thing's for certain. I'm not writing another book by Rose Blossom.
00:13:44Yeah, I hate to be blunt, but you'll remember I have offered you a very generous three-book deal
00:13:50with the tiny condition you include one more Rose romance.
00:13:54Unless you'd like to reconsider.
00:13:56This is a crazy idea. You're both nuts.
00:14:00It was his idea.
00:14:01It was a joke.
00:14:02Anyways, I can't pretend to be an author. I know nothing about writing.
00:14:05Yeah, as is clear from your reading habits.
00:14:07What if our time won?
00:14:09It won't.
00:14:12What is good, but I've read much better.
00:14:16There we have it. Are we in agreement? Do we have our Rose?
00:14:20No.
00:14:26Right at this very spot is where all the fish are.
00:14:30Lots of dinner.
00:14:32Oh.
00:14:34Dad, we're going to catch a big fish for dinner.
00:14:38We're going to catch a monster.
00:14:41Yeah.
00:14:42Watch my rod for me.
00:14:46I hate to stoop to cliches, but they sure do grow up fast.
00:14:50Yeah.
00:14:51But you're doing a great job. I'm so proud of you.
00:14:55I'm trying, I'm trying.
00:14:57So how's the new place shaping up?
00:14:59Tell me, Alicia, I'm packed.
00:15:01I've been busy.
00:15:03Are you seeing anyone?
00:15:04No.
00:15:05Let me try.
00:15:06Dad, no.
00:15:07Okay, I don't have time. I'm about to sign a three-book deal, and I can't even think of an idea for one.
00:15:13Can we get ice cream, please?
00:15:15We'll spoil our dinner.
00:15:17What's for dinner?
00:15:18I don't know yet.
00:15:20Then how do you know we'll spoil our dinner?
00:15:23Listen, you were just like that.
00:15:26You were just like that.
00:15:28Yeah, okay.
00:15:29Hey, what is this?
00:15:32It's not mine.
00:15:34I thought you weren't seeing anyone.
00:15:35I'm not. I'm not.
00:15:39In this heartbreaking, yet hopeful, sad, yet seriously funny novel,
00:15:43sack teacher Evelyn Primrose rebuilds her life and finds love in the most unexpected place.
00:15:50This looks horrendous.
00:15:52I'll take it.
00:15:53This is the right home.
00:15:56Oh, my.
00:15:57Hey, Rory, come on.
00:15:58Okay.
00:16:00Come on.
00:16:01Yeah.
00:16:04Careful.
00:16:07Well, I still think you're brilliant.
00:16:10Terrible cook for a French woman, but brilliant.
00:16:15Thank you for setting it up for me anyway.
00:16:18I, uh, I did get a different job offer today.
00:16:23That's great.
00:16:24No, it's this insane thing.
00:16:27Not even a job, really.
00:16:29Just this crazy, top-secret project.
00:16:32You did say you came here because you were looking for an adventure.
00:16:35It could be kind of fun.
00:16:37And, you know, you did say I should have more fun until I go.
00:16:41The manager practically begged me.
00:16:44So, how do you turn that to your advantage?
00:16:50I'm in town again tomorrow for a meeting.
00:16:53We should get a drink.
00:16:55There's an interesting and, dare I say, attractive woman I'd like to introduce you to.
00:16:59I think you'll get along.
00:17:00Dad.
00:17:02Oh, I have some news.
00:17:03Oh?
00:17:04Mountain Pacific got shortlisted for a UBA.
00:17:06Ooh.
00:17:08Me and a trio of drippy romantics.
00:17:12The formidable Selina must be very proud.
00:17:14Oh, yeah.
00:17:15She's come up with the most harebrained scheme to, uh, well, I can't really say, to promote my book, I suppose.
00:17:23More harebrained than offering a three-book deal to someone with writer's blood?
00:17:27Oh, complete madness.
00:17:29Well, you've never been a hard-drinking, hard-partying artist.
00:17:33A little madness could be good for you.
00:17:35Shake you up.
00:17:36Might even give you some much-needed inspiration.
00:17:41Maybe you're right.
00:17:53Okay.
00:18:05Hello?
00:18:06I'll do it.
00:18:08Excuse me?
00:18:09I'll do it.
00:18:10I'll be Rose.
00:18:11That's wonderful, darling. I just heard from Michael.
00:18:16Wait.
00:18:18I'll do it.
00:18:19If I can design Rose's next book.
00:18:25All right.
00:18:26Done.
00:18:28Wait.
00:18:29You're alone, aren't you?
00:18:30Yeah, Carl went to the store.
00:18:31Should we speak in code?
00:18:33You mustn't tell him.
00:18:35He's the biggest gossip.
00:18:37He's back.
00:18:38Remember, loose lips sink ships.
00:18:42Au revoir!
00:18:45Yes!
00:18:47My mom says hi.
00:18:49Oh, really?
00:18:50What time is it in France?
00:18:52Oh, yeah, her sleeping pattern's been chaotic.
00:18:55Okay, spill it.
00:18:57What is this crazy job?
00:18:59I can't say.
00:19:02So, what did you make of the great Michael Oldbrook?
00:19:06Ugh, rude.
00:19:08And I humiliated myself in front of him.
00:19:11Humiliated myself in front of him.
00:19:13There are a lot of women,
00:19:15and a few men who'd gladly humiliate themselves in front of Michael Oldbrook.
00:19:19Well, I don't see it.
00:19:22I've got disco.
00:19:25Right, Jill?
00:19:31This afternoon, there's a photo shoot for the shortlisted writers in the outstanding novel category,
00:19:36so that involves...
00:19:38Thanks.
00:19:39So that involves the both of you.
00:19:41Try not to look like you're in cahoots.
00:19:43I have never looked like I was in cahoots with anyone.
00:19:46So, is Faye Sharp going to be there?
00:19:49Who?
00:19:50How does a publisher not know who Faye Sharp is?
00:19:53She's literally amazing.
00:19:54They had her apartment in a magazine last month, and it was so...
00:19:57Pink?
00:20:02I could become friends with her and then design her books.
00:20:05Rose isn't a designer.
00:20:07Oh, yeah.
00:20:08And you won't be making friends with her.
00:20:11Best to keep interactions to a minimum so you don't blow your cover.
00:20:14Now, tomorrow, Rose has a signing, and the day after that, a major newspaper interview.
00:20:20What?
00:20:22With Seamus Larson, of all people.
00:20:25A book reviewer.
00:20:26Ah, don't let him hear you say that.
00:20:29Literary critic.
00:20:31Rat more like it.
00:20:33He hasn't forgiven me for turning down a novel he wrote.
00:20:37Unreadable tedium.
00:20:39I imagine that's why he wrote such a poisonous article about me.
00:20:42Anyway, I will leave it to the two of you to figure out exactly what this Blossom girl is like.
00:20:51You know, Rose does need a wardrobe.
00:20:53Does Leah want to go shopping?
00:20:55If we're going to sell Rose convincingly in a way that's going to get people to buy her books, we've got to get her look right.
00:21:02Yeah, she's got a point.
00:21:04Go and purchase some outfits.
00:21:06Michael will reimburse you.
00:21:07Excuse me?
00:21:09Writers generally buy their own clothes, and you did write the book.
00:21:14I'll get these.
00:21:20Okay.
00:21:32You are not serious.
00:21:33She needs something for the awards.
00:21:36It's a book prize. It's not the Met Gala.
00:21:38It's not a funeral.
00:21:40I don't exactly get invited to awards ceremonies very often.
00:21:44You're not invited. Rose is.
00:21:46Nor does Rose.
00:21:47She's a first-time writer. Imagine how excited she'd be.
00:21:50In case you've forgotten, Rose is reclusive.
00:21:53But she's also not a nun.
00:21:55Wait.
00:21:56She is a nun.
00:21:57She is a nun.
00:21:58She's a nun who's yearning for a more earthly kind of love,
00:22:02and she's been exploring her feelings by secretly writing a romantic novel.
00:22:06Yeah, Rose is not a nun.
00:22:08Carl bought that for me.
00:22:10Hey, no shame. A new man every month.
00:22:12Oh, at least.
00:22:14Hey, no shame.
00:22:19What, did you empty every store in town?
00:22:22Oh, don't worry. I got receipts.
00:22:24I got receipts. If there's anything we don't want, you can just return it.
00:22:28Okay, fashion show.
00:22:38Why do you hate romance so much anyway?
00:22:41I don't hate romance.
00:22:43You know what I mean. Romantic fiction.
00:22:48It's too easy.
00:22:50There's nothing at stake.
00:22:53Two people who dig each other get together in spite of a couple obstacles.
00:22:58Oh.
00:22:59And if it doesn't work out,
00:23:01then nothing's really lost because there was nothing there in the first place.
00:23:04The difficult stuff,
00:23:07the interesting, the morally complex stuff,
00:23:11that happens after two people get together,
00:23:14and their lives are entwined.
00:23:17Obstacles are interesting.
00:23:19Obstacles are people, society.
00:23:22Yeah, I mean, sure, if you're Jane Austen.
00:23:24I like Austen.
00:23:25You like Austen.
00:23:28I read Emma.
00:23:31You're never too old to believe in fairy tales.
00:23:36Do you remember what the prince said to Cinderella in the movie?
00:23:40No.
00:23:42No.
00:23:43No?
00:23:45No.
00:23:47Because he doesn't have any lines.
00:23:50Imagine, she marries him and he turns out to be stupid.
00:23:54Or an incorrigible snob.
00:23:58I mean, he is a prince.
00:24:02Two polka dot.
00:24:05Too much polka dot.
00:24:13Okay.
00:24:19What, are we going to a hotel?
00:24:22I mean, that's too country casual, come on.
00:24:37Too secret.
00:24:39So you're going to blind everyone with all those secrets.
00:24:44Come on, go get changed.
00:24:57Well, leave a little to the imagination.
00:25:00It's too literal.
00:25:02Who do you think this woman is?
00:25:04Some lonely dreamer with six cats,
00:25:06feeling the sands of time slip through her fingers?
00:25:08Rose has the time, intelligence, and drive to write a novel.
00:25:13And she's been lucky in love.
00:25:16We have to believe that the dream she's selling came true for her.
00:25:21That people really do get their happy endings.
00:25:25You've thought about this.
00:25:27Comes with the surface.
00:25:29Okay, you are not an actress preparing for a role.
00:25:32You are basically a prop.
00:25:34Stunt double at least, come on.
00:25:36What is this?
00:25:38Try it on.
00:25:40No, why?
00:25:42What do you mean why?
00:25:44Because it's fun.
00:25:46Because it's what a normal person would do.
00:25:48Hey, we got a photo shoot to get to, okay?
00:25:50Make some decisions.
00:25:52I'm trying.
00:25:54Try faster.
00:26:01Time to go home.
00:26:06Jamani, stay.
00:26:11Hello?
00:26:13Selena was on one today.
00:26:16I'm just going to work from home.
00:26:22Presents for home.
00:26:36Going shopping.
00:26:38But I thought we were going to make dinner together tonight.
00:26:41See you later.
00:26:59The great Michael Oldbrook.
00:27:01Usually the greatest silence.
00:27:03So we just have you right here.
00:27:05Oh, so we've got the library in the background.
00:27:07Perfect, I'm just going to take some test shots.
00:27:13Alright, just fix one quick thing.
00:27:20Here we go.
00:27:36Okay.
00:27:38Okay, okay, okay.
00:27:42Okay, that looks good.
00:27:44My name.
00:27:46My name, my name.
00:27:48Rose Blossom.
00:27:57Shoes.
00:28:02I forgot shoes.
00:28:06Okay.
00:28:13Here we go.
00:28:16Perfect.
00:28:18Okay, lift up the book a little higher there, Michael.
00:28:21Big smiles.
00:28:23Rose has arrived.
00:28:25The boots are an interesting touch.
00:28:36Okay.
00:28:40I always head straight for the refreshments when I don't know anyone.
00:28:43Faye.
00:28:45I know who you are. I love your books.
00:28:48Thank you.
00:28:50We were just speculating as to whether you might be the enigmatic Rose Blossom.
00:28:53Guilty.
00:28:55Love the pen name, by the way.
00:28:57So on the nose. And I adore the book.
00:28:59Do you mind passing the coffee?
00:29:01Yes, of course.
00:29:06Hello, I'm Michael.
00:29:08Hello, Leah. Rose.
00:29:11Rose. My name is Rose.
00:29:15Hey, Faye, would you come here a second?
00:29:18Talk too much, remember?
00:29:20You can't ignore them. It's rude.
00:29:22Come over and say hi.
00:29:25No.
00:29:27Imagine if two of your favorite writers were in the same room together.
00:29:30Most of them are dead.
00:29:32Well, I'm very sorry to hear that.
00:29:36And then there were three.
00:29:38The mysterious Rose Blossom.
00:29:41I'm not mysterious. I'm just a gnome.
00:29:44Amber.
00:29:46Amber Carson. You two know each other?
00:29:49Oh, yes. We're old enemies.
00:29:51Amber, I've read your latest novel.
00:29:54You look so...
00:29:56Innocent? I know.
00:29:58I mean, think of what she puts in those books.
00:30:00You know, I wrote five books before I got the attention you're getting.
00:30:03What she means is she wrote the same book five times.
00:30:06Her next one is called...
00:30:08Deja Vu.
00:30:10You are so vicious.
00:30:12And I love you.
00:30:14You too.
00:30:16I hope you almost win.
00:30:18I'm glad you escaped Michael Oldbrook.
00:30:21He certainly has eyes for you.
00:30:24What?
00:30:26He can't stop looking over.
00:30:28I wouldn't kick him off the shelf.
00:30:30Oldbrook's gorgeous.
00:30:31And nobody holds a candle to him when it comes to exploring the petty neuroses of the North American male.
00:30:37But he's trash-talked popular fiction too many times.
00:30:40And I just can't bear people who are only happy when they're putting others down.
00:30:44Don't even think about giving in to satisfaction.
00:30:48Not...
00:30:50Not in a million years.
00:30:54Big smiles, everybody.
00:30:56Here we go.
00:30:58A real thorn among the roses, am I right?
00:31:01How funny.
00:31:04Oh Rose, I was just saying, you and Amber must come to mine for cocktails before the awards.
00:31:09Yes, yes, you must.
00:31:11Just us girls.
00:31:13Oh my god, that sounds so amazing.
00:31:15It'll be fun.
00:31:17Can I get back to you on that?
00:31:19Of course.
00:31:27Hey, what'd you say to the writers?
00:31:28Congratulations on your debut appearance, Leah.
00:31:31Indeed, yes.
00:31:33But...
00:31:35Nothing.
00:31:37They're no fans of yours though.
00:31:39No, that's a shame. I read everything they turn out.
00:31:43What exactly did they say?
00:31:45Nothing that would shock you.
00:31:49They're gonna hate me if they find out.
00:31:53Still, we did it.
00:31:55We did it.
00:31:57Rose did it!
00:31:59We should celebrate.
00:32:02You and ice cream!
00:32:04Why does everyone in my life want ice cream?
00:32:08Actually, how about a drink?
00:32:10If you have time.
00:32:12Really?
00:32:14Yeah, I'm meeting my dad and he's trying to set me up with someone.
00:32:16If I bring a friend, it'll stop him from matching me.
00:32:19Bring a friend?
00:32:22Well, you're already playing one role.
00:32:26So, where's this interesting and attractive young woman you were so keen for me to meet?
00:32:30She double-booked herself.
00:32:32Good.
00:32:34What's wrong with you?
00:32:36Leah, this is my father, Julian.
00:32:38Dad, this is my friend, Leah.
00:32:40Hello, Michael's friend, Leah.
00:32:42Lovely to meet you.
00:32:44Is that a hint of France on your tongue?
00:32:46Peut-être.
00:32:48Oh, enchanté.
00:32:50Michael was just expressing his misanthropic delight that my new girlfriend is unable to join us.
00:32:54What? Your new girlfriend?
00:32:56Well, it's probably too strong a word.
00:32:59Early days.
00:33:01No, no, that's wonderful.
00:33:03I thought you were trying to set me up with someone.
00:33:05I'd be asking for trouble.
00:33:07And you clearly don't need any help from me.
00:33:09Leah is a...
00:33:11A friend.
00:33:13Book designer.
00:33:15Speaking of books...
00:33:17You're reading Our Time!
00:33:19I finished it overnight. It was quite fun.
00:33:21The male protagonist reminded me of you.
00:33:23Grouch.
00:33:25I keep telling Michael he needs to write a book like this.
00:33:27Oh, no.
00:33:29Complete waste of the boy's talents.
00:33:31Though, it might open his heart to a spot of romance.
00:33:33Dad.
00:33:35My years with your mother were golden.
00:33:37Not everyone needs a partner.
00:33:39But I think you do.
00:33:41Have you seen his place?
00:33:43Oh, he's crying out for a woman's touch.
00:33:45Dad, that's sexist.
00:33:47Anyone's touch, then.
00:33:49But don't worry, it isn't unclean.
00:33:51It's a wonderful apartment. You should see it.
00:33:53You'll be a writer soon.
00:33:55Bring decor. Bring color. Bring life.
00:33:57Bring some grandkids.
00:33:59Dad.
00:34:02Thank you very much for the drinks.
00:34:04You're not going.
00:34:06Afraid so. Better stay fresh.
00:34:08I've got a book signing tomorrow.
00:34:10Oh, she's going to a book signing.
00:34:12To get a book signed.
00:34:14By her favorite author.
00:34:16Not exactly.
00:34:18Just supporting a friend.
00:34:20Who's the writer?
00:34:22See you.
00:34:24Oh, well.
00:34:26Oh, there's a nice girl.
00:34:28Yeah, she's trivial.
00:34:30I should get going, too.
00:34:32I, uh, gotta do some reading.
00:34:34Find some inspiration.
00:34:36Remember, it's 90% perspiration.
00:34:38Another cliche.
00:34:40I'm getting too old to be original.
00:34:42Yeah, I see that.
00:34:45Catch you later.
00:34:49Stuck with the check again.
00:34:52Oh, no.
00:34:54She didn't.
00:35:05Hi there.
00:35:07Thank you for helping.
00:35:11Miss Blossom.
00:35:13Oh, hello.
00:35:15Oh, hello.
00:35:17Oh, hello.
00:35:19Oh, hello.
00:35:21So nice to finally meet.
00:35:23Sir, you do need to join the queue.
00:35:25It's okay.
00:35:27I'm so sorry.
00:35:29Would you excuse me for one moment?
00:35:40You've lived with me for six months
00:35:42and you didn't think to tell me
00:35:44you're a best-selling writer?
00:35:46I'm not, Rose.
00:35:48I'm pretending.
00:35:49Selena offered me a book cover if I did it.
00:35:51The crazy secret job.
00:35:53Selena's never gonna give me
00:35:55a permanent role after my internship finishes
00:35:57if she doesn't trust me.
00:35:59Have you met the real Rose?
00:36:01I caught you with that interview.
00:36:03My lips are sealed.
00:36:07I can't tell anyone.
00:36:10It's Michael.
00:36:12Michael Oldbrook?
00:36:14Michael, most modern romantic fiction
00:36:16would have greater value
00:36:17as bathroom tissue, Oldbrook.
00:36:19I prefer books that don't lobotomize
00:36:21the reader, Oldbrook.
00:36:23This is crazy.
00:36:25You know this is crazy, right?
00:36:27Yes.
00:36:29You have to keep the wig.
00:36:32If you don't, I will.
00:36:34It's everything.
00:36:36Do you know that it was right here
00:36:38that I once swapped phone numbers
00:36:40with the world's most attractive
00:36:42landscape gardener?
00:36:44Oh.
00:36:45And this is just my lucky section.
00:36:47I have to sign books.
00:36:58Sorry, everyone.
00:37:00Thank you for your patience.
00:37:03Where were we?
00:37:05Where do they go when they get on the train?
00:37:07Wherever you like.
00:37:09Once the book is finished, I set them free.
00:37:11The town by the lake,
00:37:13is that based on anywhere?
00:37:15It really, really reminded me of somewhere.
00:37:18What's a composite of places?
00:37:21The famous painting that Evelyn remembers.
00:37:23Is that a real painting?
00:37:25I'm sorry, but we do need to keep this moving.
00:37:32I'm so sorry.
00:37:34I signed it wrong.
00:37:36Spelling mistake.
00:37:38You spelled your own name wrong?
00:37:40No, but I will get you a replacement right away.
00:37:42I'm so sorry, everyone.
00:37:43What?
00:37:45Just a bit distracted.
00:37:47First time author, a bit of a rollercoaster.
00:37:49You know all the attention.
00:37:51I'm so out of breath.
00:37:55Thank you.
00:37:58Next!
00:38:06Michael, I need your help.
00:38:08Whoa, whoa, calm down.
00:38:10I can't do a big interview
00:38:11because I have no idea of who Rose is
00:38:13and how she writes.
00:38:15I can barely answer simple questions.
00:38:17If anything's tricky,
00:38:19just say you don't want to talk about it.
00:38:21Michael, please, I'm going to pieces here.
00:38:23I'm working.
00:38:25It's urgent.
00:38:27Urgent? Fine, urgent.
00:38:30It's not going to bite you.
00:38:32I just hope I can remember how.
00:38:34You know, there's a famous saying about that.
00:38:36I don't like cliches.
00:38:42Don't watch me.
00:38:45Stop it!
00:38:48You can do it.
00:38:55Why are we here?
00:38:57I'm meant to be working.
00:38:59I want to get a sense of Rose's world.
00:39:01Well, Rose is a city girl.
00:39:03No, no, hear me out.
00:39:05Okay, so she used to be in the big city
00:39:07and now she lives in this big cottage.
00:39:08She writes, she gardens.
00:39:10She's had her big manic city days
00:39:12and she loved them,
00:39:14but now this is home.
00:39:16Well, she's settled.
00:39:18Well, that's a depressing word.
00:39:20No, it's not.
00:39:22It means you're supported.
00:39:24You're stable.
00:39:26You're balanced.
00:39:35I'm fine.
00:39:36I'm fine.
00:39:38I'm fine, I'm fine.
00:39:40You're good?
00:39:42Yeah, that would be overstating it.
00:39:46All right.
00:39:53Yeah, come on.
00:40:03The painting Evelyn remembers
00:40:04is fictional,
00:40:06but the painter is real.
00:40:08Renoir.
00:40:10Google him.
00:40:13I know who Renoir was.
00:40:15I'm half French and I love art.
00:40:18Oh, yeah, I can imagine
00:40:20he'd be to your tastes.
00:40:22So French.
00:40:24Oh, okay, so do you think this is more
00:40:26déjeuner sur l'herbe
00:40:28or dans le jardin or...
00:40:31Renoir paintings.
00:40:32Renoir paintings.
00:40:37What about the town
00:40:39by the island?
00:40:41By that lake with the island
00:40:43across the water?
00:40:45Yeah, I changed the name.
00:40:47It's a real place.
00:40:49Yeah, my parents used to take me
00:40:51on vacation there.
00:40:53But it's working, huh?
00:40:55No, we are working.
00:40:57You know, a few years ago
00:40:59I did research on a book
00:41:00that never happened.
00:41:03And one of the characters
00:41:05was kind of a secret agent.
00:41:07When a sleeper agent
00:41:09constructs a backstory,
00:41:11they base it on their past.
00:41:13That way they can talk about
00:41:15themselves more plausibly.
00:41:18So for the interview,
00:41:20do you think I should base
00:41:22Rose's life off mine?
00:41:24Yeah, a bit of shared history
00:41:26might make her more convincing.
00:41:28Maybe Rose chased a guy
00:41:30across the Atlantic too.
00:41:32Chased?
00:41:34I was on an airplane,
00:41:36not a rowboat.
00:41:38Did Carl tell you?
00:41:40No.
00:41:42Selena, I'm sure you two
00:41:44had a laugh on my account.
00:41:46She was trying to convince me
00:41:48of your commitment to a cause,
00:41:50not just of your insanity.
00:41:53It's not as insane
00:41:55as spending a month on a novel
00:41:57you hate just to prove a point.
00:41:59I didn't hate writing Our Time exactly.
00:42:01I learned from it.
00:42:03About love?
00:42:05About storytelling.
00:42:07Romance isn't about love.
00:42:09Romance is about love.
00:42:11No, it's a prelude to it.
00:42:13Think about it.
00:42:15The giving of flowers.
00:42:17It's a gesture of love,
00:42:19but love isn't the giving of flowers.
00:42:21Love is a giving of loyalty,
00:42:23building something together.
00:42:28I don't think Rose chased someone
00:42:30across the Atlantic.
00:42:32Rose knows what she's doing.
00:42:34She's...
00:42:36settled.
00:42:38And is that something you think
00:42:40you can talk convincingly about?
00:42:43Your dad is pretty desperate
00:42:45for you to find romance.
00:42:47Oh, yeah, well, he's pretty keen
00:42:49on you to find romance as well.
00:42:51Fortunately for me, I'm leaving,
00:42:53so I don't have to worry
00:42:55about any of that.
00:42:57What's Rose's next novel
00:42:59gonna be about?
00:43:01Don't... don't know yet.
00:43:03When do you start working on it?
00:43:05You'd have to ask Selena.
00:43:07It's Selena.
00:43:09Hello?
00:43:11Darling, quick question.
00:43:13This little tête-à -tête
00:43:15with Seamus Larson,
00:43:17it appears it's for one
00:43:19of his regular features
00:43:21in which he is meeting with writers
00:43:23in their own home.
00:43:25He wants to meet Rose in her home?
00:43:27He's meeting with someone's?
00:43:29Where might Rose live,
00:43:31do you think?
00:43:33I don't know. Ask Michael.
00:43:35He's not picking up.
00:43:37Can I help?
00:43:39Michael, how handy.
00:43:41Listen, we need to find Rose a home.
00:43:43Can we use your apartment
00:43:45if I loan you a couple of throw pillows
00:43:47and a candle?
00:43:49No, no, I don't think
00:43:51a city apartment will do right, Leah.
00:43:53You're really becoming invested
00:43:55in this girl.
00:43:57Yeah.
00:44:14I know everything.
00:44:17Good heavens, darling,
00:44:19that must be a burden.
00:44:21Don't worry.
00:44:23I know that you know
00:44:25I shall keep this outrageous
00:44:27for a permanent job
00:44:29when my internship finishes.
00:44:31Are you blackmailing me?
00:44:33No.
00:44:35Yes.
00:44:37Carl, if you breathe a word of this,
00:44:39you'll be in breach
00:44:41of your current contract,
00:44:43which forbids you
00:44:45from harming the reputation
00:44:47of Wade Goldman,
00:44:49and I will make sure
00:44:51you never get a job in publishing.
00:44:53Yes.
00:44:55Well, I have you.
00:44:57I'll see you on the 24th.
00:44:59Anything else?
00:45:01First class flight to the City House?
00:45:04There is something.
00:45:06Find a home for Rose.
00:45:10Something rural, secluded, romantic.
00:45:15You prove yourself these next few days,
00:45:17and I'll see what I can do about that job.
00:45:20Thank goodness we haven't
00:45:22formalized Michael's book deal.
00:45:24I think snobbishness
00:45:28is about feeling threatened
00:45:30when people don't like what you like.
00:45:32I am not a snob.
00:45:34You know, it's just that
00:45:36there's so much good stuff out there.
00:45:38There's films, there's TV,
00:45:40there's art,
00:45:42there's theater other than books.
00:45:44Life is short, Leah.
00:45:46Too short for rubbish.
00:45:48I don't read rubbish,
00:45:50and Rose doesn't write rubbish.
00:45:51She's up against
00:45:53the great Michael Oldbrook after all.
00:45:56You know what I mean.
00:45:58Easy thrills.
00:46:00I like thrills.
00:46:02I like feelings.
00:46:04When I read a book,
00:46:06I want to feel
00:46:08powerful.
00:46:10I want to feel helpless.
00:46:12I want to feel special.
00:46:14I want to feel infatuated,
00:46:16infuriated, electric.
00:46:18I want to feel alive.
00:46:19You know,
00:46:21people have been known to feel
00:46:23one or two of those things
00:46:25when they read my books.
00:46:27I think on occasion
00:46:29they may even feel alive.
00:46:31Both your books
00:46:33and Rose's books.
00:46:39Oh, that was fun.
00:46:41Look.
00:46:43There's your book.
00:46:45Do you want to go
00:46:47make it more prominent?
00:46:49Resist.
00:46:51Thank you.
00:46:53Well, I don't know.
00:46:55You didn't seem to resist
00:46:57that much when I met you.
00:46:59Oh, is that so?
00:47:01Mm-hmm.
00:47:03Well, wait.
00:47:05Why have they put it
00:47:07with the thrillers?
00:47:09You can write thrillers
00:47:11and horrors
00:47:13along with all your romance novels
00:47:15all under different names.
00:47:17I'll play all the parts.
00:47:19With the wardrobe.
00:47:21You know what I'm thinking?
00:47:23What?
00:47:25Big fake beard.
00:47:27Scruffy.
00:47:29Yeah, that'll suit you.
00:47:31It's very believable.
00:47:33Yeah.
00:47:35You know, I wanted my book
00:47:37to have a plain cover.
00:47:39Picture feels like cheating.
00:47:41I thought that
00:47:43your picture was worth
00:47:45a thousand words.
00:47:47I told you I hate cliches.
00:47:49The title in white,
00:47:51Helvetica.
00:47:53What's that?
00:47:55It's the typeface
00:47:57in all the New York subway signs.
00:47:59Oh, yes, that'd be perfect.
00:48:01I thought you didn't like cliches.
00:48:03What do you mean?
00:48:05Helvetica.
00:48:07Helvetica.
00:48:09Helvetica.
00:48:11Do you know how many famous
00:48:13brands use that in their logos?
00:48:15Well, I like it.
00:48:17A cover doesn't have
00:48:19to be a book.
00:48:21Yeah, I like that.
00:48:23Yeah, don't judge a book
00:48:25by its cover.
00:48:27You hate cliches.
00:48:34Do you know what time
00:48:36that printing place
00:48:38around the corner opens
00:48:40in the morning?
00:48:42Carl.
00:48:44How am I supposed to magic up
00:48:46a house in the country?
00:48:47Maybe I should withdraw
00:48:49some book deal she offered Michael.
00:48:51What?
00:48:53Serves him right for being rude.
00:48:55He's not always rude.
00:48:57Oh, yeah, he is
00:48:59quite the gentleman.
00:49:01I didn't say that.
00:49:04What about Roger?
00:49:06Who's Roger?
00:49:08We house sat for him,
00:49:10old, rich,
00:49:12great knitwear.
00:49:14He takes you to the theater,
00:49:15waiting for you.
00:49:17Rupert.
00:49:19You're a genius.
00:49:24Rupert?
00:49:26I'm good.
00:49:28Actually, I'm stressed
00:49:30and I need to ask you a favor.
00:49:32Please, can we use your house
00:49:34for an interview?
00:49:36Like tomorrow?
00:49:38Oh, no, it's okay.
00:49:40I totally understand.
00:49:42You too.
00:49:43Rupert.
00:49:50Rupert?
00:49:52Really?
00:49:55No, that could work.
00:49:57Thank you.
00:50:00Did you get the house?
00:50:02I got something.
00:50:11All aboard!
00:50:14Rose lives on a boat now?
00:50:16No, she has a boat.
00:50:18She just loves to spend time on it.
00:50:20And as she's so private
00:50:22about her home life,
00:50:24she suggested this for the interview.
00:50:26Perfect story.
00:50:28You could say it's watertight.
00:50:32Isn't she pretty?
00:50:34We had a party on here
00:50:36one time up and down the river.
00:50:38Best a Broadway playlist blaring
00:50:40and no one could knock on the door
00:50:41to turn it down.
00:50:43Right.
00:50:45Let's decorate.
00:50:47Oui, Capitaine.
00:50:52So, have you got a story straight?
00:50:54She grew up in France
00:50:56before relocating here in the city
00:50:58as a teenager.
00:51:00She trained as a nurse.
00:51:03Say I.
00:51:05First person.
00:51:07I trained as a nurse.
00:51:09Noble.
00:51:11Scandalous.
00:51:13He fell in love with me first.
00:51:15We married,
00:51:17but I was in an accident.
00:51:19Hurt my back.
00:51:21I couldn't lift anything
00:51:23and so I was off work for at least a year.
00:51:25Heartbreaking.
00:51:27So, I did something I always wanted to do.
00:51:29I wrote a novel
00:51:31and my husband suggested
00:51:33since I was no longer working in town
00:51:35that we move here.
00:51:37Buy a boat.
00:51:39He already had a boat.
00:51:41He loves apple cake.
00:51:46So, I got you something.
00:51:50I made you something.
00:51:53It's nothing.
00:51:55It's just a bit of
00:51:57decor.
00:52:02I'm overwhelmed.
00:52:04And if you can bring yourself
00:52:06to embrace a bit of color.
00:52:08Pink.
00:52:09Pink.
00:52:11Rose.
00:52:13Thank you.
00:52:15Now, go.
00:52:19Are you okay?
00:52:21I'm terrified.
00:52:23I didn't know how much was hanging in the balance
00:52:25with your book deal.
00:52:27What?
00:52:29Oh, I probably misunderstood.
00:52:33What?
00:52:35Does Seamus Larson know what you look like?
00:52:37Yeah, of course.
00:52:39Sir!
00:52:43Mr. Larson!
00:52:46It's Carl from Wycombe Inn.
00:52:48Well, anyway.
00:52:50This is silly, isn't it?
00:52:52A boat?
00:52:54Why don't we find a coffee shop for you and Rose?
00:52:56Unless she resides in a coffee shop.
00:52:58That just wouldn't do.
00:53:00Oh.
00:53:06Seamus, may I introduce
00:53:07Rose Blossom?
00:53:09It's an honor to meet you.
00:53:11Enchanté.
00:53:13Ravie.
00:53:18May I embark?
00:53:20Yes.
00:53:22Welcome.
00:53:27Heartening, what a debut novel
00:53:29buys one these days.
00:53:38Thank you.
00:53:44Well, I must be off.
00:53:46Leave you two at it.
00:53:51I wouldn't normally interview
00:53:53your sort of writer, you understand.
00:53:55But the editor was keen
00:53:57and I thought it might be amusing.
00:54:00Have you met your fellow nominees?
00:54:02I met them this week.
00:54:04They are like characters in their books.
00:54:07Are you like one from yours?
00:54:09Oh, yes.
00:54:12But I won't say who.
00:54:16It's surprisingly warm for this time of year.
00:54:18Shall we go to the upper deck?
00:54:21Okay.
00:54:27We are coming
00:54:29up the stairs
00:54:32into the upper deck
00:54:35of the boat.
00:54:37Who on earth are you talking to?
00:54:39A...
00:54:41a ghost.
00:54:43I'm talking to a ghost.
00:54:45This boat has been haunted
00:54:47since my husband bought it.
00:54:49Really?
00:54:51Is that an ouch?
00:54:53His feelings are hurt
00:54:55that you don't believe he's real.
00:54:57How bizarre.
00:54:59Do, have a seat.
00:55:07I'm intrigued
00:55:09by your desire for privacy.
00:55:11Most writers are only too willing
00:55:13to share their life with me.
00:55:15It's silly.
00:55:17I...
00:55:19had a stalker.
00:55:21Heavens.
00:55:23It was years ago, but
00:55:25it's made me quite cautious.
00:55:27Well, you seem keen
00:55:29on sharing your love of literature
00:55:31at any rate.
00:55:33I quite enjoyed how you smuggled
00:55:35motifs from so many famous plays
00:55:37into your plot.
00:55:39Are these books that have
00:55:41a particular meaning to you?
00:55:46I'm sorry.
00:55:48Can you say that again?
00:55:50Your subtle nods to classic literature.
00:55:52For example,
00:55:54the green light Evelyn sees
00:55:56across the lake is a direct nod
00:55:58to the light on the end
00:56:00of Daisy's Dock in The Great Gatsby.
00:56:02Of course.
00:56:04Their mischievous nods
00:56:06That's right.
00:56:08Do you have a favourite, Austen?
00:56:10Yes! Emma!
00:56:20At first I thought
00:56:22you were just
00:56:24showing off.
00:56:26But then I realized
00:56:28all the books you allude to
00:56:30throughout our time
00:56:32are the books on Evelyn's own bookcase
00:56:33which makes perfect sense.
00:56:35She fused the world
00:56:37through a prism of literature.
00:56:39Well done.
00:56:42Remind me of some of the other works
00:56:44you reference?
00:56:48I don't remember.
00:56:53Well, you wrote it,
00:56:55didn't you?
00:56:57I did.
00:56:59I would prefer not to discuss this.
00:57:01I see.
00:57:03I'm afraid you're home with me.
00:57:05You won't discuss your life.
00:57:07You won't discuss your book.
00:57:09There are writers out there
00:57:11who would chew their left leg off
00:57:13for an interview with Seamus Larson.
00:57:15I don't like people wasting my time.
00:57:17Let's try a different angle, shall we?
00:57:19How do you feel about
00:57:21Michael Oldbrook's dismissive comments
00:57:23about romantic fiction?
00:57:25I think he's an ignorant pig.
00:57:27I think I might take the story
00:57:29in a slightly different direction.
00:57:31No.
00:57:33I just need to do a little digging.
00:57:35Hm.
00:57:37Do you think I was comfortable out there?
00:57:39You were uncomfortable?
00:57:41Why didn't you tell me the book
00:57:43is full of pretentious references?
00:57:45I thought you'd read it.
00:57:47I have read it.
00:57:49I haven't read every single book
00:57:51in the universe just in case.
00:57:53I looked like an idiot.
00:57:55Well, if you don't recognize
00:57:57A Midsummer Night's Dream
00:57:59or The Great Gatsby,
00:58:01perhaps you are an idiot.
00:58:03If people find out I'm Rose,
00:58:05they will think I scripted all of this.
00:58:07It will look like I'm trivializing
00:58:09a serious issue.
00:58:11Then where will my book deal be, huh?
00:58:13It's always excruciating
00:58:15listening to you out there.
00:58:17I won't embarrass you anymore.
00:58:19I quit.
00:58:21Please, don't quit.
00:58:23Selena will blame me.
00:58:25If she does, blame Michael.
00:58:27I'm sorry.
00:58:29I'm not doing this anymore.
00:58:31Please, Rose.
00:58:33I'm sorry.
00:59:03I'm sorry.
00:59:33Is this our birthday?
00:59:35Well, I don't think so.
00:59:37Why don't we switch the flowers, huh?
00:59:40I told you, rose are nicest.
00:59:42Okay.
00:59:46Okay.
00:59:50Hi.
00:59:52Hi.
00:59:54Hello.
00:59:56Hello. My name is Leah.
00:59:58What's your name?
00:59:59Rory.
01:00:01Nice to meet you, Rory.
01:00:03I wanted to say I'm sorry
01:00:05that I snapped at you
01:00:07and thank you for all your help.
01:00:10I hope you enjoy the last few days in town.
01:00:13Do I look like a gravestone?
01:00:15No.
01:00:17Sorry.
01:00:23What are you drawing?
01:00:28You're like Katie.
01:00:30Who's Katie?
01:00:31She's a really, really good drawer.
01:00:33Well, thank you very much.
01:00:35Do you like to draw?
01:00:37Let's leave her in peace, okay?
01:00:40Rory.
01:00:42Would you like to draw something?
01:00:47Okay. Come, sis.
01:00:51Now that it was daytime,
01:00:53Evelyn could see the island more clearly.
01:00:55Brightly painted holiday cabins
01:00:57hunkered among its trees.
01:00:59So here it was,
01:01:01Grey Goose Island.
01:01:05Grey Goose Island.
01:01:18My mom and dad would rent a cabin
01:01:20on a place called Golden Goose Island.
01:01:24They were all different colors.
01:01:27A couple of years ago,
01:01:29I went back and rented one
01:01:32The new book.
01:01:37Oh, this is good.
01:01:41Oh, Michael.
01:01:48Are you sure you wouldn't like
01:01:50your own sheet of paper?
01:01:52Oh, no. My draftmanship leaves a lot
01:01:54to be desired.
01:01:56Can you not stare then?
01:01:58Huh.
01:02:00So, uh,
01:02:02how do you plan on spending
01:02:04your last three days in town?
01:02:06There is one thing.
01:02:09Mama and Papa,
01:02:11my mom and dad,
01:02:13they met while they were living here
01:02:15and when they started dating,
01:02:17they would meet for lunch
01:02:19on that rooftop.
01:02:21I promised my mom I would grab
01:02:23a photo of me and that guy.
01:02:25But obviously, that didn't happen.
01:02:27I said I would make a drawing
01:02:29for her of that spot,
01:02:31but I just haven't gotten around to it.
01:02:33I'm not even sure where it is.
01:02:35It looks like it's
01:02:37near the library, yeah.
01:02:39Huh.
01:02:41May I see?
01:02:46Wow, this is incredible.
01:02:53Why are you designing soup can labels?
01:02:55Soup cans need labels
01:02:57to pay rent.
01:02:59That's fair.
01:03:01Hmm.
01:03:07Wow.
01:03:09It's grandpa fishing.
01:03:11Old man in the sea.
01:03:16All right, let's go.
01:03:18Say thank you to Leah.
01:03:20Thank you, Leah.
01:03:22Thank you for your company.
01:03:24You're welcome.
01:03:25Okay, please,
01:03:27please be Rose for a bit longer.
01:03:29At least for the awards.
01:03:32Come on, you almost made me like her.
01:03:35And for the awards, I'll give you this.
01:03:37Perfect, you see,
01:03:39he wants you to go to the awards too.
01:03:41Right, Rory?
01:03:43Please.
01:03:45Please.
01:03:47Okay.
01:03:48Got it? Yes.
01:03:49Yes, okay, okay.
01:03:51Thank you.
01:03:53And may I show this to someone?
01:03:56All right, buddy, let's go.
01:03:58Come on.
01:04:04Thanks, Leah.
01:04:08Bye.
01:04:12A shoot in the morning,
01:04:14a signing in the afternoon,
01:04:16two interviews the next day,
01:04:18and then the awards.
01:04:20My last night out in town.
01:04:23At least it'll be a glamorous one.
01:04:25When do I start on Rose's new book cover?
01:04:30Ask Michael.
01:04:34We'll see.
01:04:52The flowers were Selena's idea?
01:04:53No, no, they were my idea.
01:05:08The flowers were my idea.
01:05:11I just asked Selena if she thought it was a good idea,
01:05:13and she said you were romantic,
01:05:15and you might change her mind.
01:05:17Doesn't matter whose idea it was.
01:05:19They were my idea.
01:05:24This is something Rose would put in a story.
01:05:28The two protagonists
01:05:30trapped alone in a cupboard with each other.
01:05:37Is he gone?
01:05:45That girl.
01:05:47That girl never learns.
01:05:59What an unexpected treat.
01:06:01I hope to get a quote or two
01:06:03for my Rose Blossom profile
01:06:05from her discerning publisher.
01:06:07Oh, Rose doesn't need me to speak for her.
01:06:10I'd also like to clarify a few details.
01:06:12You can have one minute.
01:06:17Shoot.
01:06:21She's canceled all of Rose's engagements
01:06:23except for the awards ceremony.
01:06:25She said anything else is too risky.
01:06:27She sounded spooked.
01:06:30Do you think this has anything to do with Seamus?
01:06:32Oh, yeah, probably.
01:06:35You know what?
01:06:37We've got some time,
01:06:39and there's something I want to show you.
01:06:41We're almost there.
01:06:43Okay.
01:06:44Open them.
01:06:47What?
01:06:49You found it!
01:06:51Oh, my gosh!
01:06:53It's so beautiful.
01:06:55No wonder they had lunch here every day.
01:06:59Oh, wow.
01:07:02Wow.
01:07:04You can give the drawing to her in person.
01:07:06You'll be there this time next week, right?
01:07:09Yeah.
01:07:12Are you excited to go?
01:07:15I miss the food,
01:07:17the language,
01:07:19my mom, friends.
01:07:21I miss feeling grounded somewhere.
01:07:24It takes time to feel grounded somewhere.
01:07:26Time and effort.
01:07:31Have fun.
01:07:33See you on Thursday.
01:07:35Her final appearance.
01:07:37Hey.
01:07:39Is there going to be a red carpet?
01:07:41Probably.
01:07:42Yes!
01:08:12Oh, no, honey, please.
01:08:14You can take a copy from the stack just over there.
01:08:16Yes.
01:08:18Sorry.
01:08:20Thanks.
01:08:22Do I know you?
01:08:24No, I don't know you.
01:08:26I don't know you.
01:08:28I don't know you.
01:08:30I don't know you.
01:08:32I don't know you.
01:08:34I don't know you.
01:08:36I don't know you.
01:08:38I don't know you.
01:08:40I don't know you.
01:08:43I just come in here a lot.
01:08:56I knew it.
01:08:58What?
01:09:00You cannot meet a handsome man without falling for him.
01:09:03I'm not!
01:09:05You can talk.
01:09:07I don't fall.
01:09:09I elegantly stumble.
01:09:10Why did he buy me flowers?
01:09:13To get you back in the wig.
01:09:15Why not chocolates?
01:09:17Or a book?
01:09:19The other day, he explicitly referred to flowers as a romantic gesture.
01:09:23Men can be quite dense, Leah.
01:09:26Especially the clever ones.
01:09:29Ciao.
01:09:31Bye-bye.
01:09:34Please, can we do something nice together before you go?
01:09:37I'll buy you dinner tomorrow night?
01:09:38Yes, but I don't want you to buy me dinner.
01:09:41I don't like spending.
01:09:43Selena said I can put it on the company card.
01:09:45Oh.
01:09:47And don't cancel on me this time, okay?
01:09:49Not even if that Efron asks you on a date.
01:09:53I won't. I would love to hang out with the best man in my life.
01:09:57Pinky promise?
01:09:59Pinky promise.
01:10:08Cheers.
01:10:10Cheers.
01:10:12You know, my ice cream is a magic ice cream.
01:10:17It can be any flavor I want if I think about it hard enough.
01:10:20No, it isn't.
01:10:22Sure. Right now it's pineapple.
01:10:25And now...
01:10:29Now it's strawberry.
01:10:31No, it isn't.
01:10:33No, it isn't.
01:10:35No, it isn't.
01:10:36Now it's strawberry.
01:10:38No, it isn't.
01:10:40Lori, you don't believe me?
01:10:42Here.
01:10:49Yep, definitely strawberry.
01:10:51Let me try.
01:10:55It's not strawberry.
01:10:57What?
01:10:59Oh, you're right. The battery must have run out.
01:11:03Bummer.
01:11:07I can't.
01:11:11Let's get you a tissue.
01:11:15Thank you.
01:11:17Daddy needs one too.
01:11:26Dare I ask?
01:11:31Well, it's a bit heavy going.
01:11:33Michael, it's so rich.
01:11:36I stayed up for three hours reading it last night.
01:11:39He really is lost, isn't he?
01:11:41Can you please come for dinner?
01:11:44I don't...
01:11:46Yes, yes. Will you?
01:11:48I bought a frame for your picture.
01:11:50You can show me where to hang it.
01:11:52I'd love that.
01:11:54Oh, wait. I can't.
01:11:56I promised Carl I would go out with him.
01:11:58I really don't want to let him down.
01:12:00It's okay, buddy. Next time.
01:12:02Thursday, then?
01:12:04Yeah. See you at the red carpet.
01:12:31Okay.
01:13:02Champagne?
01:13:04It certainly is.
01:13:07Michael!
01:13:12Whatever happens,
01:13:14Mountain Pacific is a masterpiece,
01:13:17and you're going to love it.
01:13:19Thank you.
01:13:21You're welcome.
01:13:23I'll see you at the red carpet.
01:13:25Okay.
01:13:31And I'm proud to have published it.
01:13:34And please try to be kind if people want to talk to you.
01:13:39Today's waiter could be tomorrow's Hollywood producer.
01:13:42How gratifying to see Wade Coleman back in action again.
01:13:46Good to see you, Seamus.
01:13:48Well, I am presenting the award.
01:13:51Oh, what a nice change.
01:13:53They usually find a celebrity.
01:14:02Sorry, sir. I have to prioritize the nominees.
01:14:05But I am nominated.
01:14:07Oh, really? What for?
01:14:09Most eligible bachelor.
01:14:11I'd vote for you.
01:14:21Carl.
01:14:23Honey.
01:14:25What?
01:14:27What?
01:14:28Carl.
01:14:30Honey.
01:14:32You look like a Cinderella.
01:14:34More like Daisy Buchanan.
01:14:36The great Gatsby.
01:14:38I thought you'd appreciate it.
01:14:41You two can't be seen together.
01:14:48I'm going to tell everyone you're my girlfriend.
01:14:53I'm going to go say hi to the girls.
01:14:59Look at you.
01:15:02I love what you've done with your hair.
01:15:05Is it longer?
01:15:07I straightened it.
01:15:10You don't think she'll be too disappointed?
01:15:13I don't want a writer of mine doing anything that doesn't make him happy.
01:15:17She can't expect you to write a book you don't want to write just so she can design the cover.
01:15:23Excuse me.
01:15:25What was that all about?
01:15:28Very curious.
01:15:35Literati and glitterati.
01:15:38Top up your drinks. We'll begin in five minutes.
01:15:54Come on.
01:16:04Come on.
01:16:06Really?
01:16:08Sir, excuse me.
01:16:10What? I mean yes.
01:16:12I just wanted to say I love your writing.
01:16:15Thank you.
01:16:17No, I haven't read Mountain Pacific yet, but I'm going to as soon as it's on paperback.
01:16:20I'll send you a signed copy.
01:16:22Alright.
01:16:44Keep it.
01:16:47Leah.
01:16:48Leah.
01:16:50You lied to me.
01:16:52You're not doing another Rose Blossom book.
01:16:55No, but you didn't hear the rest.
01:16:57Selina and I will be very honored if you design my next book.
01:17:01My next Michael O'Brook novel.
01:17:03That's not what I was promised.
01:17:07You've never done a book cover in your life.
01:17:09You can't expect to pick and choose right from the start.
01:17:12Then you should have said something before I fulfilled my part of the bargain.
01:17:15I know you don't respect me.
01:17:16I do.
01:17:18But I was good enough company for your six-year-old kid.
01:17:20You think I have stupid girly tastes.
01:17:24Reading stupid girly books.
01:17:26Just like the stupid girly book you wasted your precious genius on to prove just how stupid it was.
01:17:34I was enjoying our time.
01:17:36But after meeting you, every line I read felt like you were sneering at me through the page.
01:17:43And that was when you were just some bad-mannered stranger who meant nothing to me, but now...
01:17:49Now what?
01:17:51Now nothing.
01:17:55You want to know a secret?
01:17:57I think our time is a good book.
01:18:01At least it was as good as I could make it.
01:18:04I wish you could be proud of it.
01:18:08You have so much talent and imagination, Leah.
01:18:13I want you to do my next book because you deserve to be noticed.
01:18:17You think I want to be associated with someone I don't respect?
01:18:20I have too much dignity for that.
01:18:23I'm too much of a snob for that.
01:18:31I took you for granted.
01:18:33And I'm very sorry.
01:18:37Please think about doing my book.
01:18:42Okay.
01:18:43Thank you.
01:18:45And listen, you don't have to come back inside if you...
01:18:48Are you kidding me?
01:18:50Have you seen this dress?
01:18:57Get inside.
01:18:59I'm right behind you.
01:19:09Where are those two?
01:19:13Let me get you a refill.
01:19:15Yes.
01:19:21There he is!
01:19:23Dad!
01:19:25You didn't invite me, so I wrangled an invitation.
01:19:28I'm so proud of you.
01:19:31I had the strangest phone call from Mr. Critic asking all these questions about Rose.
01:19:36Where is she?
01:19:43Ah!
01:19:45There you are.
01:19:47You do look like a million dreams.
01:19:50Thank you for letting Carl take me to dinner on the company card.
01:19:53Carl doesn't have a company card.
01:20:02Well, Rose, let's go mingle.
01:20:07Oh, is that your dog?
01:20:09Yeah, his name is Giovanni.
01:20:10Like the character from the James Baldwin novel?
01:20:13You know Giovanni's Room?
01:20:15That's my favorite book.
01:20:19Does she look...
01:20:21Let's get a drink.
01:20:23Hi!
01:20:26Oh, Carl, make sure you get this gentleman's address from him.
01:20:30You should definitely do that.
01:20:40Thank you.
01:20:46And now, for the final presentation of the evening,
01:20:50the award for Outstanding Novel.
01:20:54Surprisingly, a short list this year.
01:21:04And the award goes to...
01:21:10Rose Blossom.
01:21:23You did it!
01:21:35I didn't say anything dreadful about it.
01:21:37Oh, did I?
01:21:39I think I didn't say so myself.
01:21:41No wonder you're not seeing anyone.
01:22:00Thank you.
01:22:02Thank you.
01:22:07The thing is...
01:22:11I'm actually not a writer.
01:22:16Come on, Rose, don't be modest.
01:22:19Let's celebrate!
01:22:23Believe me, I'd be celebrating like crazy
01:22:25if I'd written something as enchanting as Our Time,
01:22:28but I didn't.
01:22:38The real writer crafted an intricate,
01:22:42beautifully nuanced story about what love truly is
01:22:46after the romance,
01:22:48when two people fully commit to each other
01:22:51and their lives become entwined.
01:22:53I really love the book.
01:22:56It left me feeling so many things,
01:22:59but mostly,
01:23:01I felt alive.
01:23:07I can't accept this award,
01:23:10but the real Rose Blossom does deserve it.
01:23:15Who's the real Rose Blossom?
01:23:18Sorry, everyone.
01:23:21I wonder who it could be.
01:23:24You'll enjoy my piece in the literary review tomorrow.
01:23:28It's kind of like a detective story.
01:23:33Oh, my goodness!
01:23:34Well, that was...
01:23:36unexpected.
01:23:39Wait.
01:23:42May I?
01:23:50Let me tell you a story.
01:23:52Here we go.
01:23:54I was writing the fourth
01:23:56or fifth draft of Mountain Pacific,
01:23:59and I was stuck.
01:24:01I thought maybe I didn't know how to do this anymore.
01:24:05And then someone made a bet
01:24:08that I couldn't write one of those romance novels
01:24:10I'd been so rude about.
01:24:12Of course,
01:24:14I didn't know where to start,
01:24:16so I picked up the books
01:24:18by the stars of the genre.
01:24:21Yes.
01:24:26And what I found was truth
01:24:29and wit
01:24:31and some dazzling storytelling.
01:24:34As you can imagine, I was horrified.
01:24:40But I...
01:24:42I also learned a lot about life
01:24:45and, well, romance
01:24:48from an...
01:24:50an amazing
01:24:52new friend.
01:24:55Someone who was daring
01:24:57and silly enough to play Rose.
01:25:00So, on behalf of her
01:25:02and as the real Rose Blossom,
01:25:08I am honored to accept this award.
01:25:14What is happening?
01:25:16I have no idea.
01:25:24If I understand how social media works,
01:25:28this should be trending in about
01:25:30an hour.
01:25:32And you're going to lose your exclusive.
01:25:45Hey.
01:25:48I didn't plan for that to happen, Michael.
01:25:50I promise. It just sort of came out.
01:25:53It's okay. I think I might have just pulled it off.
01:25:57Well, congratulations.
01:26:00Thank you.
01:26:02I'm so proud of you.
01:26:04Me too.
01:26:06It was ambitious and you poured your soul into it.
01:26:10But our time is truly beautiful.
01:26:13I'm glad I wrote our time.
01:26:16But I'm really glad you were my Rose.
01:26:18Really?
01:26:20Yeah.
01:26:22But I'm mainly glad I got to meet you.
01:26:28I think you are just magical.
01:26:30Only someone as wonderfully deliciously you
01:26:33could have pulled this crazy thing off.
01:26:36I love your imagination.
01:26:39I love your impulsiveness.
01:26:42I love how you brought Rose to life.
01:26:45And boy, do I love how you bring life itself to life.
01:26:49Also, you look sensational.
01:26:52I was right about the dress.
01:26:55And now we get to work together properly.
01:26:58Even if it's an ocean away.
01:27:01I haven't even packed yet.
01:27:04Seriously?
01:27:06Do you need a hand?
01:27:08No.
01:27:10I think I'd like to stay here a little longer.
01:27:15I just got going.
01:27:18Romantic.
01:27:20It could be.
01:27:22Do you still think two people getting together isn't interesting?
01:27:27I don't know yet.
01:27:30But it's definitely thrilling.