The Rosie Project：A Novel

Nowinpaperback,theinternationalbestsellingromanticcomedy“burstingwithwarmth,emotionaldepth,and…humor,”(EntertainmentWeekly)featuringtheoddlycharming,sociallychallengedgeneticsprofessor,Don,asheseekstruelove.Theartofloveisneverascience:MeetDonTillman,abrilliantyetsociallyineptprofessorofgenetics,who’sdecidedit’stimehefoundawife.Intheorderly,evidence-basedmannerwithwhichDonapproachesallthings,hedesignstheWifeProjecttofindhisperfectpartner:asixteen-page,scientificallyvalidsurveytofilteroutthedrinkers,thesmokers,thelatearrivers.RosieJarmanpossessesallthesequalities.DoneasilydisqualifiesherasacandidateforTheWifeProject(evenifsheis“quiteintelligentforabarmaid”).ButDonisintriguedbyRosie’sownquesttoidentifyherbiologicalfather.WhenanunlikelyrelationshipdevelopsastheycollaborateonTheFatherProject,DonisforcedtoconfrontthespontaneouswhirlwindthatisRosie―andtherealizationthat,despiteyourbestscientificefforts,youdon’tfindlove,itfindsyou.Arrestinglyendearingandentirelyunconventional,GraemeSimsion’sdistinctivedebut“navigatesthechoppywatersofadultrelationships,bothromanticandplatonic,withafreshtake(USATODAY).“Filledwithhumorandplentyofheart,TheRosieProjectisadelightfulreminderthatallofus,nomatterhowwe’rewired,justwanttofitin”(ChicagoTribune).