THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

''A hilarious, sweet, smart read that you're going to love!'' REESE WITHERSPOON

''A rollercoaster of modern love and dating'' STYLIST

''Biting, pacy, great fun'' SUNDAY TIMES

A TV script writer thinks she's done with romance, until an unlikely love interest upends all her assumptions: a humorous, sharp and tender novel from the bestselling author of Eligible, American Wife and Prep.

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Life is (not)* a Romantic Comedy...

After a series of heartbreaks, Sally Milz - successful script writer for a legendary late-night TV comedy show - has long abandoned the search for love.

But when her friend and fellow writer begins to date a glamorous actress, he joins the growing club of interesting but average-looking men who get romantically involved with accomplished, beautiful women.

Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch, poking fun at this ''social rule''. The reverse never happens for a woman.

Then Sally meets Noah, a pop idol with a reputation for dating models. But this isn't a romantic comedy - it's real life.

Would someone like him ever date someone like her?

Skewering all our certainties about why we fall in love, ROMANTIC COMEDY is a witty and probing tale of how the heart will follow itself, no matter what anyone says. It is Curtis Sittenfeld at her most sharp, daring and compassionate best.

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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

''This book is heavenly. I just had a hilariously enjoyable masterclass in writing'' *****

''Hilarious and screwball and warm *****

''A book that helps transport you away *****

''She makes the characters much more real than ordinary romcoms *****

Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, April 2023

Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, April 2023