One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
Fifteen-year-old Ruby reluctantly moves from Boston to Los Angeles after her mother passes away from cancer. She explains that her father, famous actor Whip Logan, divorced her mother before she was even born and the only time she ever saw him was in the movie theater. Another reason why Ruby is sad about leaving is her boyfriend Ray, whom she's in love with. Whip is extremely eager towards Ruby's arrival and insists on spending as much time with her as possible; making her resent the fact that he was never involved in her life before her mother's death. She starts her new high school, but feels out of place with the other students. She does however meet a fellow sophomore named Colette whose mother is also a celebrity. As time goes by, Ruby learns that Ray has been cheating on her with her best friend Lizzie. Whip is able to comfort her and eventually make her feel better. Ruby learns that while she was little, her aunt would arrange secret visit between her and Whip, and that her mother didn't want him involved in her life because he was gay. Ruby and Max, her father's assistant and also his partner in the story, have a very close relationship. The book ends with Ruby making up with Lizzie after she and Ray break up, and winning a leading part in Pygmalion in school along with her boyfriend Wyatt.
Ruby Rees
Ruby’s writing and directing career is surprisingly extensive for one so young, at the age of 15 she wrote and directed the award winning play “Serpents”, . which was performed at the St Michael’s theatre, Melbourne, Australia in 2010. Rees directed the play “Neighbourhood Watch” at the age of 18, the short film “Alien” which was shortlisted for the Tropfest film festival Australia, in 2014”, . In 2014, Ruby moved to New York City, where continued to write and direct plays with The Manhattan Repertory Theatre, her play “Kaston” debuting there in 2015. . wrote the play “Bad religion” in 2016, and wrote and starred in the short film “Harvey”. Ruby Rees’s first venture into writing feature movies is the film “Women by the sea” which is essentially a film entirely about women due to hit the big screen in 2019. Rees is a big advocate of equality for women, and the production of this movie employs females only as a spotlight to demonstrate that females can and do speak out against inequality and sexism.