Romantic Comedy

　　正妹身邊老是會出現有才華的普男，如果性別對調呢？
　　早就看透童話故事才不會出現在真實人生的喜劇寫手，卻遇上了夢中的白馬王子⋯⋯
　　瑞絲薇絲朋讀書俱樂部選書，紐約時報暢銷作家獻上輕快動人的愛情故事
 
　　Sally Milz是週末深夜喜劇類綜藝節目－《The Night Owls》的腳本作家，認為自己當下的生活過得幸福充實，擁有成功的事業，和繼父關係也非常親密融洽－除了缺少了穩定的愛情。但已經經歷夠多次心碎的Sally，早就放棄尋找所謂的愛情，反正偶爾跟別人調調情就夠了，不想再付出真心。在同事Danny Horst和一個超正的女演員，同時也是他們這個節目的班底之一交往後，Sally意識到，這世界有一大群男人，很有才華，但長相普普，甚至可以說⋯⋯呃，不怎麼樣的，總是可以跟那些頂級正妹交往。可是當性別轉換過來後，那些才氣縱橫的普女們，就沒這種待遇了。對於這樣血淋淋的差別待遇，Sally犀利地把這現象寫進了節目的段子裡，還戲稱其為「Danny Horst Rule」。
 
　　Noah Brewster，一個當紅的流行歌手，帥氣、花邊新聞也沒停過，最近剛好和《The Night Owls》簽約，作為節目短期的班底和音樂嘉賓。這男人散發出的滿滿的魅力，讓Sally Milz立刻著迷不已，就在共事幾次之後，Sally開始嗅到彼此之間可能擦出的火花，然而這是真實世界，不是浪漫喜劇電影啊⋯⋯看來是時候可以驗證女版的「Danny Horst Rule」了！

(文／博客來外文館)
 

　　A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off love, until a dreamy pop star flips the script on all her assumptions—a hilarious, observant, and deeply tender novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Eligible, Rodham, and Prep.

　　Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, a late-night live comedy show that airs every Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she’s long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life.

　　But when Sally’s friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show, he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking and even dorky men at the show—and in society at large—who’ve gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and accomplished women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called the Danny Horst Rule, poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever happen for a woman.

　　Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week’s show. Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly, and as they collaborate on one sketch after another, she begins to wonder if there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn’t a romantic comedy—it’s real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her . . . right?

　　With her keen observations and trademark ability to bring complex women to life on the page, Curtis Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age.