The Rosie Project

TheRosieProjectbyGraemeSimsionisastoryaboutlove,lifeandlobsters...MeetDonTillman.Donisgettingmarried.Hejustdoesn'tknowwhotoyet.Buthehasdesignedaverydetailedquestionnairetohelphimfindtheperfectwoman.Onethinghealreadyknows,though,isthatit'snotRosie.Absolutely,completely,definitelynot.TellingthestoryofRosieandDon,GraemeSimsion'sTheRosieProjectisaninternationalphenomenon,soldinoverthirtycountries-andcounting.DonTillmanisasociallychallengedgeneticsprofessorwho'sdecidedthetimehascometofindawife.Hisquestionnaireisintendedtoweedoutanyonewho'sunsuitable.Thetroubleis,Donhasratherhighstandardsanddoesn'treallydoflexibleso,despitelotsoftakers-helookslikeGregoryPeck-he'snothavingmuchsuccessinidentifyingTheOne.WhenRosieJarmancomestohisoffice,Donassumesit'stoapplyfortheWifeProject-anddulydiscountsheronthegroundsshesmokes,drinks,doesn'teatmeat,andisincapableofpunctuality.However,RosiehasnointerestinbecomingMrsTillmanandisactuallytheretoenlistDon'sassistanceinaprofessionalcapacity:tohelpherfindherbiologicalfather.Sometimes,though,youdon'tfindlove:lovefindsyou...LikeTheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry,TheRosieProjectbyGraemeSimsionisatrulydistinctivedebut.WiththecharmofMarkHaddon'sTheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-TimeandtheromanceofDavidNicholls'OneDay,it'sbothfunnyandendearing-andissettobecomethefeel-goodnovelof2013...GraemeSimsionisafull-timewriter.PreviouslyanITconsultantandeducator,hewrotehisfirstbookin1994(thestandardreferenceondatamodelling,nowenteringitsfourthedition),andismarriedtoAnne,aprofessorofpsychiatrywhowriteseroticfiction.Theyhavetwochildren.