The Girl in the Book
Set in the cutthroat world of New York publishing, THE GIRL IN THE BOOK follows Alice Harvey (Emily VanCamp), the daughter of a powerful book agent, who finds herself trapped in a job as a junior book editor while trying to overcome her own writer's block. When Alice is unexpectedly asked to manage the re-release of a bestselling novel based on incidents in her own life, the book's author (Michael Nyqvist) reenters her life and opens a door to painful memories from her past. Alternating between past and present, Alice must find the strength to face the troubling events she has kept hidden all these years and to make decisions that will ultimately dispel her demons. Helped by her best friend, Alice starts to find her own voice, trust herself once again and re-engage in life, love, and becoming the writer she always longed to be.
Critic Reviews:
- " Cohn displays deep sympathy with her protagonist's intersecting emotional crises, scripting a narrative that's intensely perceptive without becoming mired in mawkishness. " – Justin Lowe
- " Like Alice, VanCamp is exceptional, eliciting our sympathy even when the character is making maddeningly self-destructive decisions. " – Stephanie Merry
- " The director, Ms. Cohn, making her feature debut, wrote the script and handily keeps the story's many elements in motion. " – Andy Webster