THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<BR>A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK<BR><BR>'A hilarious, sweet, smart read that you're going to love!' REESE WITHERSPOON<BR>'A rollercoaster of modern love and dating' STYLIST<BR>'Biting, pacy, great fun' SUNDAY TIMES<BR><BR>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.<BR>_____________<BR><BR>Life is (not)* a Romantic Comedy...<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch, poking fun at this 'social rule'. The reverse never happens for a woman.<BR><BR>Then Sally meets Noah, a pop idol with a reputation for dating models. But this isn't a romantic comedy - it's real life.<BR><BR>Would someone like him ever date someone like her?<BR><BR>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.<BR>-----------------<BR>WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:<BR><BR>'This book is heavenly. i just had a hilariously enjoyable masterclass in writing' *****<BR>'Hilarious and screwball and warm' *****<BR>'A book that helps transport you away' *****<BR>'She makes the characters much more real than ordinary romcoms*****<BR><BR><BR>Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, April 2023<BR>Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, April 2023