At 49, the Hollywood star felt like a sought-after writer.
Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon, in collaboration with detective author Harlan Coben, has written a novel. The main character is military surgeon Maggie McCabe. Her husband dies, she loses her medical license due to an error, and to pay off her debts, she agrees to take an illegal job in Russia.
The heroine ends up in Rublyovka — as defined in the book, 'possibly the richest residential area in the world.' There, a certain Oleg Ragarovich asks her to perform breast surgery on his mistress, and after the operation, he transfers her $5,000,000 and helps her restore her medical license. But their story does not end there...
The novel about the 'dirty world of Russian oligarchy' has made it to The New York Times bestseller list. Critics have called it 'a captivating journey into a world of shadows, where the wealthy are convinced that money can protect them from everything, including death.' According to Witherspoon, in creating the character of the main heroine, she drew on childhood memories: Reese's parents are a military surgeon and a nurse. How she knows the realities of Rublyovka, the star of 'Legally Blonde' does not specify.
Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actress in film, television, and voice acting, as well as a film producer. Her breakthrough role was as Elle Woods in the comedy 'Legally Blonde,' which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Reese received widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of June Carter, the wife of Johnny Cash, in the film 'Walk the Line.' For this role, she received numerous awards, including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for 'Best Actress.'
Reese Witherspoon owns a production company called Type A Films. She is also actively involved in various charitable organizations. Reese collaborates with the Children's Defense Fund and in 2007 became the face of Avon Products and the honorary chair of its charitable foundation. In the same year, she ranked first among the highest-paid actresses in the world.
From 1999 to 2008, Witherspoon was married to actor Ryan Phillippe. In this marriage, she gave birth to two children — daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe (born September 9, 1999) and son Deacon Reese Phillippe (born October 23, 2003).
On March 26, 2011, Witherspoon married agent Jim Toth, with whom she had been dating for a year before their wedding. In this marriage, on September 27, 2012, Witherspoon gave birth to her third child — son Tennessee James Toth. On March 24, 2023, the couple announced their divorce on the eve of their twelfth wedding anniversary.
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