SHONDA: Totally-you read the ones of the 1980s, when everyone wore huge shoulder pads and diamonds.īETSY: Right. I was deeply skeptical because I hadn’t read a romance novel since I was a teen-I’d certainly never read a period romance novel. Romance novels? But you insisted that they would be a fabulous show and you have excellent taste. And then I passed them to you.īETSY: I thought you might have hit your head in the hotel room when you had the flu.

But I picked it up, couldn’t put it down, and then immediately got my hands on the rest of them because they were a fabulous read. I’m not someone who was into romance novels-I really didn’t even know much about the genre. SHONDA: Shall we take everyone back to the beginning? Not to the 1800s, but to 2017 and that hotel room where I was sick, and needed something to read, and there happened to be a copy of The Duke & I by Julia Quinn, the first of the Bridgerton novels. Full-color and beautifully designed, Inside Bridgerton is the official book about the show, and includes never-before-seen photographs, firsthand accounts on casting, insight into the decisions behind the costumes and sets, directors’ accounts on filming your favorite scenes, and more from the creative minds that launched a cultural phenomenon.įrom the Introduction to Inside Bridgerton: Shondaland executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers offer exclusive insights, and introduce you to the series writers, producers, directors, cast, crew, and talented creatives who brought Julia Quinn’s beloved novels to the screen. Inside Bridgerton is the intimate behind-the-scenes story of the hit Shondaland series on Netflix. The stunning, full-color, behind-the-scenes look at Shondaland’s hit series on Netflix.

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