First published 2018
Megan Mullally opens her book in Los Angeles, 2000, at the first rehearsal of a random play. She scans her fellow actors for potential romantic prospects and dismisses the basement dwelling carpenter immediately. That carpenter is Nick Offerman. Despite their initial lack of mutual attraction, romance ignites between the accomplished actress and the scenic carpenter. Their relationship faces substantial obstacles: different family backgrounds, an age gap, and contrasting social positions. Megan gravitates toward books and art history while Nick prefers hammers and woodworking. Yet they discover shared values that bridge their differences: mutual respect, decency, crude humor, and devotion to Tom Waits songs. Eighteen years later, they remain deeply committed to each other. Together they chronicle the philosophical challenges they navigated, the wisdom they gained, and their countless completed jigsaw puzzles. Through anecdotes, interviews, photographs, and playful diversions, Mullally captures the enduring passion and kindness that defines their partnership.
Genres: humor, adult-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, love-story, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Los Angeles
Period: 2000
269 pages · Hardcover · Dutton