About the book
Curtis Sittenfeld's novel, a Reese's Book Club pick, examines romance, fame and self-worth.
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Romance & Contemporary Relationships
Romantic Comedy
A Novel
Written by
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Random House (Penguin Random House)
Sally Milz, a jaded writer for a live late-night sketch-comedy show, is skeptical when a pop superstar guest-hosts and seems to fall for her, defying her theory that only mediocre men date up.
- Published
- 2023
- Pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
Sally Milz writes for a Saturday Night Live-style sketch show and has a pet theory: ordinary, even schlubby men routinely date dazzling women, but the reverse never happens.
Then a charming pop megastar guest-hosts her show, appears to be genuinely interested in her, and forces Sally to confront her own defenses. Curtis Sittenfeld - the literary novelist behind Prep and Rodham - brings her sharp social observation to the romance form, using the backstage world of live comedy and, later, a pandemic-era epistolary courtship to interrogate gender, celebrity and the stories women tell themselves about who is allowed to be loved.
It is a rom-com with genuine ideas, wry and clear-eyed rather than saccharine, and its insider comedy detail is a delight. Some romance readers may find it cooler than the genre standard; literary-fiction readers will find it unusually warm.
A Reese's Book Club pick and bestseller, it is smart, adult and quietly romantic - a crossover in the best sense.
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Pages
320
Published
2023
Random House (Penguin Random House)
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Hardcover
First edition
Language
English
Romance & Contemporary Relationships
ISBN
978-0399590948
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