Darien|Local Event
Author Talk: Jane Green, "The Many Private Lives of Missy Cooke"
Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore are excited to welcome author, Jane Green, who will discuss her new book, The Many Private Lives of Missy Cooke. Jane will be in conversation with writer and editor, Page Berger.
Tuesday, October 6th at 7 p.m. in the Community Room.
About the Book
Missy Cooke's parents divorced when she was young. While her mother did her best to make ends meet, her father devoted his life to work-and his new family. Missy only knew him from afar. He was distant and aloof. But when he came to visit, his light shone bright. He was Silicon Valley tech titan Marty Cooke.
Now an adult, with tech world aspirations of her own, Missy's life is a constant negotiation between her own desires and the towering expectations of her father. But when a devastating diagnosis forces Marty to step down from his tech empire, ipryy, he doesn't choose a seasoned executive to take his place. He chooses Missy.
Thrust into a world of high-stakes board meetings and cutthroat corporate politics, Missy is completely out of her depth. As interim CEO, she must navigate the immense pressure of her father's legacy while wrestling with a strained relationship with her boyfriend, the reappearance of a childhood crush, and the constant scrutiny of a world that sees her as nothing more than a privileged heiress, an image totally at odds with her modest upbringing.
From the glittering galas of the French Riviera to the hidden realities of ipryy's global operations, Missy's journey of self-discovery becomes a battle for the soul of the company. When she uncovers a dark secret that threatens to destroy everything her father built, Missy must decide what kind of leader she will become. Can she forge her own path and prove her worth, or will she crumble under the weight of her father's shadow?
About Jane Green
Jane Green is the author of twenty one novels including eighteen New York Times bestsellers, and has over ten million books in print. She is also now “Dear Jane”, the hugely popular advice columnist for the UK national daily newspaper the Daily Mail, and one of the busiest news websites in the world. Three of her books have been made into movies for the Lifetime network: Tempting Fate, To Have and to Hold, and Family Pictures.
Over the past twenty seven years she has moved on to write wise, warm, emotionally-resonant books about women navigating today’s complicated lives. A native Londoner, she spent twenty three years raising her four children in Westport, Connecticut.
About Page Berger
Page Berger is a writer and book collaborator who regularly interviews best-selling authors and culinary superstars. She pens the Four Top newsletter and recently served as a judge for the 2025 International Association of Culinary Professionals book and food writing awards. Page graduated cum laude from Davidson College and earned master’s degrees from Middlebury's Bread Loaf School of English and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.