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Brian Moylan takes readers on a table-flipping, finger-pointing VIP voyage through reality TV in The Housewives (2021).

The Real Housewives of Orange County began on Bravo in spring 2006. Its stars were tanned, taut, and bejeweled; their houses were like mansions; and the drama was gossip-fueled and wine-soaked. Along with the Real Housewives of New York, Atlanta, New Jersey, Miami, Potomac, and others, the show has become an institution after fifteen seasons. The housewives have launched thirty-one books, fourteen albums, a cocktail line, a couple supermodel kids, Andy Cohen's talk show career, and over one million memes. They've been involved in two jail terms, thirty-six divorces, and a White House party crash.

Culture maven and Housewives fan Brian Moylan offers the inside scoop on every iconic fight and storyline. He has a lot to say about the legacy and fandom of a property that is inextricably linked to modern pop culture.