How to Save a Life

More than fifteen years after its premiere, Grey's Anatomy. remains one of the most beloved dramas on television. It has ranked in the Top 20 most-watched shows in primetime for most of its nineteen-season run. Beyond that, it's been a cultural touchstone, introducing the unique voice and vision of Shonda Rhimes; making Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh and T. R. Knight household names; and injecting words and phrases into the cultural lexicon, such as 'McDreamy,' and 'you're my person. ' And the behind-the-scenes drama has always been just as juicy as what was happening in front of the camera, from the controversial departure of Isaiah Washington, to Katherine Heigl's fall from grace and Patrick Dempsey's shocking death episode. Lynette Rice's How to Save a Life. takes a deep dive into the show's humble start, while offering exclusive intel on the behind-the-scenes culture, the most heart-breaking departures and the more polarizing plotlines. This exhaustively enthusiastic book is one that no Grey's Anatomy. fan should be without.