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Romantic Comedy

By: Curtis Sittenfeld
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

A TV script writer thinks she's over romance, until an unlikely love interest upends all her assumptions: a humorous, subversive and tender-hearted novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Rodham, American Wife and Prep.

Life is (not)* a Romantic Comedy...

With a series of heartbreaks under her belt, Sally Milz - successful script writer for a legendary late-night TV comedy show - has long abandoned the search for love.

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. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch, poking fun at this 'social rule'. The reverse never happens for a woman.

Then Sally meets Noah, a pop idol with a reputation for dating models. But this isn't a romantic comedy - it's real life. Would someone like him ever date someone like her?

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.

©2023 Curtis Sittenfeld (P)2023 Penguin Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy Heartfelt Witty Funny Feel-Good

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Critic reviews

"One of my favourite writers." (Kate Atkinson)

"Sittenfeld is in a league of her own." (Guardian)

"A rollercoaster of modern love and dating." (STYLIST)
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it kept me entertained during my travels and commute. The narrator was really good which is always important with audiobooks.

Enjoyable summer read

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Curtis is becoming one of my favourite authors.
In this book, I loved the celebration of female comedy and cleverness at the same time as well as male gentleness.

Totally loved this

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Smart, funny and very enjoyable - fun to read and entertaining. Recommend! Performance was great too

Absolutely loved it

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Great narration of a really satisfying book. I didn't think 'Eligible' could be followed successfully. However this was a great exploration of the angst and charm of a world I would never have thought I would find so interesting - and satisfying to learn more about. The characters were fascinating and the plot twists and turns against the backdrop of a world pandemic made it a light-hearted yet compelling listening experience.

A thoroughly enjoyable romp through the entertainment world

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I love Curtis Sittenfeld’s writing and this narration was a perfect choice. A well-written topical romantic comedy… made me chuckle quite a bit. Sad it’s finished.

Satisfying!!

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