How did Rosie discover the book?
My agent sent the editors of Rosie’s magazine Rosie my book in manuscript form, to consider for excerpt purposes. Unbeknownst to me, they passed the book along to her, and that’s how she saw it. I got a message on my phone at home: “Hi, Rachel Simon. This is Rosie O’Donnell. I read your book, I love your book, I want to make a movie of your book and play your sister. Call me.” At first I wondered if it was a friend playing a joke. I met Rosie the day after that call, made sure Beth was okay with everything, and things started to move forward.
