"Did You Find Every Thing You Were Looking For?": A Novel About Hollywood, Love, and Your Neighborhood Grocery Store

"Did You Find Every Thing You Were Looking For?": A Novel About Hollywood, Love, and Your Neighborhood Grocery Store

For fans of Janet Evanovich and "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" — the long-awaited debut novel from the screenwriter of "Fried Green Tomatoes," in the form of a delightful coming-of-age story for grownups. B-List-adjacent Hollywood screenwriter Tess Bristol isn’t happy. Nothing in her life is turning out the way she thought it would. But what if she makes big changes and things get only worse ? How can she know which way to go ? Maybe she should just start from scratch. Tess surprises herself by grabbing a simple summer job at a famous food market that is known for its "culinary adventures." It's supposed to be the second happiest place on Earth, after Disneyland. So why does it bring with it a creepy boss, mean girls, and a couple of sincere but wacky admirers? Yeppers , things just got worse! Add those issues to the list —a lost dog, lots of exquisite lingerie, and that guy back in Texas, and life gets increasingly complicated. Why is it so hard to figure out what will make her happy? One thing she knows for sure. She'll have to get brave first. How brave can one girl be? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ "I’m reading this now and it’s so hard to put down! I love love love this book and the author! So very funny but also sweet. I'm pretty sure this is best book I’ve read this year--or at least by far the funniest and most entertaining. Edit after finishing: Wow, this book continued to be even better than when I first started. Yes, continued literal LOL, but much more. Adventurous ups and downs, then back up again; magical and colorful (oh, so colorful) characters, and of course our adorable heroine. She is so real, so clever, so very funny, and so relatable, and you just want to see what comes next in her world. I found myself sometimes in tears, then cheering out loud when the sunshine comes back in her life. The appendices are something to look forward to, or read as you go along if you like. Great fun nuggets of truth. . ." — Heidi D., Amazon Customer "We've all experienced the unreasonable boss, the mean girls at work, the frustrating relationships, and the odd neighbor at some time in our lives, so I found the book familiar, comforting, heartwarming, and very, very funny." — Susan T, Amazon Reader ***** "You know a book is good when my husband sticks his head over to see what's making me laugh so much. Truly, this book is a delightful, easy read. The main character is completely relatable and boy - the situations she gets herself into are absolutely hysterical." — Just me, Amazon Reader ***** "It is everything a great book should be. There is deep meaning in this comedy; there is humor in the sadness. Highly recommended!" — Cindy Potter Amazon Reader ***** "You can trust TW Bristol as you watch her create beautifully detailed descriptions with great skill and dexterity. She has fun with language, she crafts scenes that pull the reader in close, and she generates sympathy for characters so that one begins to root for their success. She will make you smile and even laugh aloud, and sometimes shed a tear. I urge you to give this novel and novelist a try." — Professor Mark Lawhorn, Amazon Reader ***** "I snort laughed and ugly cried." — Deborah Strang, Amazon Reader *****