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The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

An Oral History

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The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

By: Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman
Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally
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At last, the full story behind Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman's epic romance, including stories, portraits, and the occasional puzzle, all telling the smoldering tale that has fascinated Hollywood for over a decade.

The year: 2000. The setting: Los Angeles. A gorgeous virtuoso of an actress had agreed to star in a random play, and a basement-dwelling scenic carpenter had said he would assay a supporting role in the selfsame pageant. At the first rehearsal, she surveyed her fellow cast members, as one does, determining if any of the men might qualify to provide her with a satisfying fling. Her gaze fell upon the carpenter, and like a bolt of lightning, the thought struck her: No dice. Moving on.

Yet, unbeknownst to our protagonists, Cupid had merely set down his bow and picked up a rocket launcher. Then fired a love rocket (not a euphemism). The players were Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, and the resulting romance, once it ignited, was... epic. Beyond epic. It resulted in a coupling that has endured to this day; a sizzling, perpetual tryst that has captivated the world with its kindness, athleticism, astonishingly low-brow humor, and true (fire emoji) passion.

How did they do it? They came from completely different families, endured a significant age difference, and were separated by the gulf of several social strata. Megan loved books and art history; Nick loved hammers. But much more than these seemingly unsurpassable obstacles were the values they held in common: respect, decency, the ability to mention genitalia in almost any context, and an abiding obsession with the songs of Tom Waits.

Eighteen years later, they're still very much in love, and have finally decided to reveal the philosophical mountains they have conquered, the lessons they've learned, and the myriad jigsaw puzzles they've completed, in an audiobook. Featuring anecdotes, hijinks, interviews, photos, and a veritable grab bag of tomfoolery, this is not only the intoxicating audiobook that Mullally's and Offerman's fans have been waiting for, it might just hold the solution to the greatest threat facing our modern world: the single life.

©2018 Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally (P)2018 Penguin Audio
Comedy & Humour Entertainment & Celebrities Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships Celebrity Comedy Witty Funny Romance Funny Marriage

Critic Reviews

“[M]akes you feel privy to a world that’s uniquely theirs, as though you’re sitting beside them at the kitchen table while they solve their beloved jigsaw puzzles.” (The Washington Post)

“Both partners come across as likable, grounded, unpretentious, and flawed enough to be believable...Those hoping that Hollywood couples are just like the rest of us, only maybe a little bit nicer and richer, should be pleased.” (Booklist)

"Readers are likely to enjoy the authors' company almost as much as they seem to enjoy each other's.” (Kirkus Reviews)

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Interesting story.

Happy they found each other! Enjoyable. Nice voice Nick! Love the Will and Grace star Megan.

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Brilliant! 5 gold stars!

Honest, witty and oh so good. i laughed out loud the entire time. so great!

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Romantic Comedy Realness

Delightful! The equivalent of watching a romantic comedy without the unnecessary drama. I'll certainly listen to it again at some point in the future.

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Love them

They are so adorable together, and clearly have a fulfilling relationship. The story was a little superficial, but sometimes it's nice to have an easy listen. They're both very charming and funny.

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Book is meh but gosh they're charming & funny!

Honestly I'd be shocked if I found out they spent a very long time writing this and even more shocked if they had a writer go over it/help them because it comes across as pretty spur of the moment BUT that is also what makes it a good audiobook.

If you are a fan of Megan Mullally and/or Nick Offerman and/or their romance, (which I'm assuming you are because why else would you be here?) then you will still really enjoy this because, well obviously, they are adorable together, they talk quite openly & honestly about their childhoods, how they fell in love etc and they do so in a very natural way that leaves you feeling more as though you've been invited to wine and d&m with your most charming and hilarious friends than as though they're reading pages of a book to a recording device.

Basically, If you're here for a charming night in with Megan and Nick then purchase, if you're here for a solid read then move on.

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So much fun in intelligent discourse!

Couldn't get enough of this. Like being at dinner with fun, interesting guests and discussing life, love and being a good person.

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The Best Audio Book

The content is great but the authors reading by makes it Amazing best audio EVER

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Love these two, pity there was no PDF

Cute story, felt like they were telling me about their lives over a 6-hour long dinner party. Just wished there had been a PDF of all the photos they referred to.

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didnt make it past the first chapter

normally i am a fan of both authors' work. i just didnt find this funny or endearing.

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