Nora Goes Off Script

Genre

Romance & Contemporary Relationships

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons (Penguin Random House)

Publication year

2022

ISBN

9780593420034

Nora, a screenwriter who turns her divorce into a hit romantic movie, is startled when the film's charming star, Leo, asks to stay on at her house after shooting wraps. What begins as a fantasy becomes a real, precarious romance. Annabel Monaghan's rom-com was a USA Today bestseller and a widely...

Nora writes formulaic romance movies for a cable channel, but her breakout script is different - a barely fictionalized account of her own husband walking out - and when it is filmed at her house, she does not expect its handsome A-list star, Leo Vance, to ask if he can stay a few extra days after the crew leaves. Annabel Monaghan's charming, bittersweet rom-com follows what happens when a jaded, wary single mother lets a too-good-to-be-true fantasy into her real, complicated life. It is a slim, warm, quietly wise novel about trust after betrayal, the stories we write versus the ones we live, and whether a woman who has been left can risk believing again. Monaghan writes with wit and a light touch that never undercuts the genuine ache underneath. Frequently compared to Emily Henry's work, it became a beloved summer favorite. For readers who want a smart, tender, comforting romance that goes down easily but lingers, this bestselling beach read is a lovely choice.