02681cam a2200325 4500 1273429594 TxAuBib 20240516120000.0 240502t20242023||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2024930054 9798885799256 hardcover alk. paper TxAuBib Cotugno, Katie. Meet the Benedettos [Large Type Book] : a novel / Katie Cotugno. Large print ed. [Farmington Hills, Mich] : Thorndike Press/Gale, 2024. ©2023. 355 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Thorndike Press large print top shelf "Every family is complicated, and the Benedettos are no exception. A few years after a reality TV show skyrocketed them to pop-culture fame, the five twentysomething sisters are living together in their parents' crumbling McMansion, nearly broke and teetering towards rock-bottom. Lilly, the sensible second-eldest sister, is all too aware that her family is viewed as a spectacle, but she's focused on holding herself and her family together, and unlike her siblings she tends not to care what the world thinks. The Benedettos' fortunes finally appear to be brightening when Charlie Bingley, the dashing star of Captain Fantastic, moves into their Los Angeles neighborhood with his friend Will Darcy in tow. It isn't long before Charlie falls for the warm and lovely eldest sister, June. Lilly has no such luck: the arrogant and judgmental Will Darcy, a man plagued by his own private demons, seems ready to clash with her at every turn--yet the two can't seem to stay away from each other. And while the Benedettos' matriarch sets to work encouraging a potential match between Charlie and June, there are plenty of others in the community who are determined to steer these eligible young men away from a ridiculous family of reality show has-beens... Katie Cotugno brings a big, boisterous cast of characters to life in this deliciously sprawling LA story--a thoroughly fresh and modern tale about a family that's 'famous for being famous,' the ways that preconceived notions make fools of us all, and how unexpected romance can bloom despite the odds"--Provided by the publisher. 20240516. Reality television programs Fiction. Celebrities Fiction. Sisters Fiction. Fame Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Romance fiction. Thorndike Press large print top shelf. RV8