Max Holding, a New Yorker who just passed her 30th birthday is stuck. We know this through the adventures and mishaps she shares on her blog, Max Holding On—a series of funny personal stories and wry observations about her life. Despite all her efforts, Max can’t seem to move her life forward, her talent agency is struggling, her relationships are complicated — with her two hapless employees, her boyfriend, Jake, her family and even her dog. The only person she truly confides in through a series of letters is her deceased sister, Lanie. Enter, Blake Hardsley, a rising star who Max signs to her agency. In Blake she finds a friendship that begins to change everything.
Max Holding On is modern, female centric story-telling. It contradicts what you know about chick lit. Max is a single woman in her early 30’s, who isn’t obsessed with men, marriage, sex, babies, career or losing five pounds. This isn’t a “woman’s search for identity in the crazy modern world” this is a story about a human quest for meaning and connection in the face of psychological obstacles. Less Bridget Jones, more Larry David starring in a modern comedic version of Odysseus in the body of a 30 year-old Alicia Silverstone.
Note: Max Holding On is unfinished, and will likely remain so. It contains some harsh language.
