The Next Best Thing, Jennifer Weiner

Ruth is going to Hollywood.  She picks up her family and heads out west.  Her family includes her grandmother Rachel.  Raised by Rachel since the horrendous car crash that severely scarred Ruth and killed her parents, Ruth depends on her grandmother for everything.  When Ruth expresses her desire to write a TV show based loosely on their lives, Rachel is the first to pull out a suitcase.  Ruth can’t imagine her life without the support of her grandma, so they merrily make their way across the country.  Things start to crumble when Ruth falls for another writer on the show she has been working with for three years.  Workplace romance is never a good idea, especially when he has already impregnated the TV show’s star.  Finding her way after this episode takes time, but Rachel is there to coax her along and finally kick Ruth into gear.