Amy Kaufman, a proud member of Bachelor Nation, has interviewed dozens of producers, contestants, and celebrity fans to give readers never-before-told details of the show's inner workings: what it's like to be trapped in the mansion 'bubble'; dark, juicy tales of producer manipulation; and revelations about the alcohol-fuelled debauchery that occurs long before the Fantasy Suite. She explores what our fascination means culturally, and how the show has shaped society's feelings about love, marriage, and feminism by appealing to a marriage plot that's as old as the best of Jane Austen.
