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From Brian Moylan, the writer of Vulture's legendary Real Housewives
recaps, a table-flipping, finger-pointing, halter-topping VIP journey
through reality TV's greatest saga...
In the spring of 2006, a new kind of show premiered on Bravo: The Real
Housewives of Orange County. Its stars were tanned, taut, and
bedazzled; their homes were echoey California villas; and their drama
was gossip-fueled, wine-drenched, and absolutely exquisite. Fifteen
seasons on, RHOC is an institution, along with The Real Housewives of
New York, Atlanta, New Jersey, Miami, Potomac, and more. Over the years
these ladies have done a lot more than lunch, launching thirty-one
books, a cocktail line, two jail sentences, a couple supermodel
daughters, Andy Cohen's talk show career, thirty-six divorces, fourteen
albums, a White House party crash, and approximately one million memes.
Brian Moylan has been there through it all, in front of the screen and
behind the scenes. The writer of Vulture's beloved series recaps, he's
here to tell us the full story, from the inside scoop on every classic
throwdown to the questions we've always wanted to know, like--what are
the housewives really like off-camera? (The same.) How much money do
they make? (Lots.) He has a lot to say about the legacy and fandom of a
franchise that's near and dear to his heart, and inextricable from pop
culture today.
A must-have for any fan of real drama and fake [redacted], The
Housewives is the definitive companion to an American TV treasure.
