AURORA, IL—On August 21, 2025, local reader Liz Jackson was stunned when the protagonist of Three Cliffs openly wished for Nicole Kidman to portray her in an HBO Max miniseries. The Nicole-Kidman-miniseries-casting plea came straight from Allegra Winthrop, the novel’s icy blonde heroine.
“My confrontation with my banker husband over our lost foster child? Perfect for Nicole’s Emmy reel,” Allegra narrates in the buzzy novel. “I’m a complex blonde—Kidman’s ideal. Kate Winslet could work for a grittier vibe, but Nicole’s my pick.” For more literary scoops, visit Vulture.
Allegra insists her dramatic monologue screams Kidman. Analyst Emma Kline quipped, “This character’s casting obsession is peak fiction!” Check book-to-screen trends at Entertainment Weekly. At press time, readers debated Winslet versus Kidman online.