A TV script writer thinks she’s over romance, until an unlikely love interest upends all her assumptions- a humorous, subversive and tender-hearted novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Rodham, American Wife and Prep.
Life is (not)* a Romantic Comedy…
With a series of heartbreaks under her belt, 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 involvded 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.
‘Curtis Sittenfeld is in a league of her own’ GUARDIAN
‘Anyone who reads Sittenfeld will read anything she ever writes’ THE TIMES
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Imprint: Doubleday UK
Publication date: 06/04/2023
Romantic Comedy
by Curtis Sittenfeld
Review by Ray
This is a sharp and lovely romance set in the behind-the-scenes world of a popular, long-running late-night American sketch comedy TV show (it’s not SNL but it may as well be). The characters are clever and funny, with quick dialogue and warm rapport. I loved the subversion of stereotypes that were at play here, without ever feeling forced or preachy, and the detailed insight into the inner workings of a writer’s room was surprisingly thrilling. It’s a real delight.
Listen to Ray’s review from RDU below
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