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Books about ADHD, autism, and neurodiversity

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Mood-lifting books with only happy endings

The Best of Adam Sharp

THE NEW ROMANTIC COMEDY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROSIE PROJECT. 
 
Will he risk it all for a second chance at first love? 
 
'After twenty-two years without any contact at all, Angelina Brown, my Great Lost Love, decides to change the world and emails Hi . . .' 
 
Adam Sharp met the love of his life on the other side of the world. He was playing in a bar in Australia when Angelina requested a song. It was the start of a relationship he's never forgotten - but not every duet ends on a high note. 
 
Two decades later and half a world away, Adam is stunned by Angelina's message. He thought he was happy. He thought he had everything. Now all he can think about is her. 
 
Adam has sung about second chances - but does he believe in them? And is he prepared to risk everything to find out if they ever come true? 
 
 
'A very enjoyable read. Highly recommended' Closer 
 
'With very real characters, an engaging plot and plenty of wit, this is a joy' Heat 
 
'We love The Rosie Project author Graeme Simsion's The Best of Adam Sharp' Sun on Sunday

Like a Woody Allen flick . . . A book about the chances that life deals you. Hugely romantic

Sliding Doors meets High Fidelity. A meditation on love, lust, regrets and second chances

Simsion, a gifted comic writer, hits his marks by tapping into the daydream of a do-over

Graeme Simsion's first novel, The Rosie Project, and the sequel The Rosie Effect were both bestselling novels worldwide. The Rosie Result is the third and final Rosie installment. Graeme is also the author of the critically-acclaimed standalone novel The Best of Adam Sharp.

On the cusp of fifty, Adam is content. He's the music expert at his local pub-quiz and he and his partner Claire rumble along. Life may not be rock 'n' roll, but neither is it easy listening. Yet something has always felt off-key. 
 
And that's his nostalgia for what might have been, his blazing affair - more than twenty years ago, on the other side of the world - with Angelina Brown, a smart and sexy actress who taught him what it meant to find - and then lose - love. How different might his life be if he hadn't let her walk away? 
 
Then, out of nowhere, Angelina gets in touch. Adam has sung about second chances, but does he have the courage to believe in them?

The Rosie Effect

Join Don and Rosie in their next chapter together with the joyously weird and wonderful romantic comedy you'll never forget . . . 
 
THE INTERNATIONAL MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES 
 
'A wholly absorbing, vivid read that leaves you pining to be reunited with its characters every time you put it down - if you're able to' INDEPENDENT 
'Offers plenty more laugh-out-loud moments' GUARDIAN 
 'Touching and entertaining' MAIL ON SUNDAY 
'Hilarious' EVENING STANDARD 
 ___________ 
 
 Can a man who loves order embrace chaos? 
 
Forty-one-year-old geneticist Don Tillman is living in New York City with his new wife Rosie. 
 
Sure, they're incompatible on paper - yet when did love ever follow the rules? 
 
And after ten months and ten days of marriage, Don has accepted a little chaos into his carefully ordered life. 
 
But when Rosie announces she's pregnant, Don panics. 
 
Suddenly, everything he loves most is in danger of being lost . . . 
 
 What did Rosie and Don do next? Find out in The Rosie Result - the hilarious and heart-warming conclusion to the series! 
 ____________ 
 
 'The hilarious follow-up to The Rosie Project, one of the best novels I've read in ages. A sweet, entertaining, and thought-provoking book' Bill Gates 
 
'Intelligent fun' THE TIMES 
 
 'Quirky and sweetly funny, you will want to join the Don Tillman fan club all over again' SUN ON SUNDAY 
 
 'Genuinely heartwarming, truly endearing, plenty of LOLs. You may end up a blubbing wreck' HEAT 
 
 'There is much to love in this comedy of errors' SUNDAY EXPRESS 
 
Join the thousands of readers who have fallen in love with Don and Rosie . . . 
 
'Touching and funny. There was not a page I turned where I was not rooting for the characters or smiling' 5* Reader Review 
'Warm, wonderful and laugh out loud funny. Stays with you long after you have finished' 5* Reader Review 
'Wonderful, touching, funny, very romantic. Glorious' 5* Reader Review 
'Funny, poignant and original. The best romantic comedy I've read since Bridget Jones' 5* Reader Review 
'Utterly, utterly brilliant! Captured my heart' 5* Reader Review 
'A truly wonderful, warm-hearted story. Read it, you won't regret it!' 5* Reader Review 
'If I could have given this book 6 stars, I would. Brilliant' 5* Reader Review

All three of the Rosie novels made me laugh out loud. Ultimately the story is about getting inside the mind and heart of someone a lot of people see as odd, and discovering that he isn't really that different from anybody else

Wholly absorbing. Leaves you pining to be reunited with its characters every time you put it down - if you're able to

Don Tillman is the protagonist who keeps on giving. He is a gem, an empirical laser trained on human shortcomings, especially male ones, and even more especially his own. He is also utterly charming in his lack of guile and his belief in improvability . . . blissfully comic

Simsion is very smart at negotiating the line between a satire of the whole modern baby-rearing neurosis and drawing intriguing characters . . . this book is an intelligent piece of fun

Offers plenty more laugh-out-loud moments

Quirky and sweetly funny, you will want to join the Don Tillman fan club all over again

Genuinely heartwarming, truly endearing, plenty of LOLs. You may end up a blubbing wreck

There is much to love in this comedy of errors

If you loved The Rosie Project, I don't see how you could fail to love this funny, poignant sparkler of a novel too

The hilarious follow-up to The Rosie Project, one of the best novels I've read in ages. There's no sophomore slump here . . . It's a funny novel that also made me think about relationships. A sweet, entertaining, and thought-provoking book

The Times 'Our Favourite Comic Novels' on The Rosie Project

Forty-one-year-old geneticist Don Tillman had never had a second date before he met Rosie. 
 
Now, living in New York City, they have survived ten months and ten days of marriage, even if Don has had to sacrifice standardized meals and embrace unscheduled sex. 
 
But then Rosie drops the mother of all bombshells. And Don must prepare for the biggest challenge of his previously ordered life - while dodging deportation, prosecution and professional disgrace. 
 
Is Don Tillman ready to become the man he always dreamed of being? Or will he revert to his old ways and risk losing Rosie for ever?

The Rosie Project

Discover the delightfully heartwarming and life-affirming bestseller about one man's unlikely journey through love, perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine 
 
THE INTERNATIONAL MILLION COPY BESTSELLER 
 
'I couldn't put this book down. It's one of the most quirky and endearing romances I've ever read. I laughed the whole way through' SOPHIE KINSELLA 
'Brilliant, important, good-hearted' GUARDIAN 
'Original, clever and perfectly written' JILL MANSELL 
'Superb. Endearing, charming and fascinating' THE TIMES 
'Funny, charming and heart-warming. A gem of a novel' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 
'Adorable' MARIAN KEYES 
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Love isn't an exact science - but no one told Don Tillman. 
 
A thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, Don's never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner. 
 
Enter Rosie - 'the world's most incompatible woman' - throwing Don's safe, ordered life into chaos. 
 
But what is this unsettling, alien emotion he's feeling? . . . 
 
If you loved The Rosie Project, find out what happens next in The Rosie Effect and The Rosie Result! 
________ 
 
'All three of the Rosie novels made me laugh out loud. Ultimately the story is about getting inside the mind and heart of someone a lot of people see as odd, and discovering that he isn't really that different from anybody else' BILL GATES 
 
'Exuberantly life-affirming' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'A completely charming story that is as engaging as it is funny' INDEPENDENT 
 
'Compulsively readable. A poignant universal story' OBSERVER 
 
'Such a joy to read - I honestly can't think of many books that I've enjoyed more. The definition of a comfort book. It made me laugh out loud more than any book before' MARIE CLARE 
 
 
'Full of quirky humour and touching tenderness. Imagine the love child of Eleanor Oliphant ad Bridget Jones and you have this book' CULTUREFLY 
 
'Marvellous' JOHN BOYNE 
 
'Charming and hilarious' LUXE 
 
'Hilarious, unlikely and heartbreaking' EASY LIVING 
 
Join the thousands of readers who have fallen in love with Don and Rosie . . . 
 
'Touching and funny. There was not a page I turned where I was not rooting for the characters or smiling' 5* Reader Review 
'Warm, wonderful and laugh out loud funny. Stays with you long after you have finished' 5* Reader Review 
'Wonderful, touching, funny, very romantic. Glorious' 5* Reader Review 
'Funny, poignant and original. The best romantic comedy I've read since Bridget Jones' 5* Reader Review 
'Utterly, utterly brilliant! Captured my heart' 5* Reader Review 
'A truly wonderful, warm-hearted story. Read it, you won't regret it!' 5* Reader Review 
'If I could have given this book 6 stars, I would. Brilliant' 5* Reader Review 
 
The Rosie Project has sold over 1 million copies globally, The Bookseller, November 2018

Funny, charming and heart-warming, this debut is a gem of a novel about a rather awkward university professor's search for love. I loved this unconventional romance

Full of quirky humour and touching tenderness. Imagine the love child of Eleanor Oliphant and Bridget Jones and you have this book

Such a joy to read - I honestly can't think of many books that I enjoyed more. It's the definition of a comfort book - an easy and warm read with a lot of heart, and it made me laugh out loud more than any book before

Brisk, funny, and at times outrageous . . . A completely charming story that is as engaging as it is funny

A unique and heartwarming exploration of love and neurodiversity.

Funny, endearing, and pure, wonderful escapism

A sweet, funny rom-com . . . You'll be willing Don and Rosie on every step of the way

Touching and laugh-out-loud funny -- think The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time meets Silver Linings Playbook

A hilarious, unlikely romance with heartbreaking twists

Don Tillman is one of the most endearing, charming and fascinating literary characters I have met in a long time

I absolutely loved The Rosie Project -- original and clever, and perfectly written.The world is going to fall in love with Don and Rosie

A poignant, funny novel about how you don't find love; it finds you

Don Tillman will exasperate, delight and immerse you in a world so original, in a story so compelling, I defy you not to read through the night. Glorious

Adriana Trigiani, author of The Shoemaker's Wife

Beneath the fun and the fluff there is a quietly profound exploration of the assumptions around autism and what it means to have an atypical - or typical - brain

Adorable . . . Really funny and heart-warming, a gem of a book

If you like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time you'll love The Rosie Project

Written in a superbly pitch-perfect voice, The Rosie Project had me cheering for Don on every page. I'm madly in love with this book! Trust me, you will be, too

Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice and left Neglected

The best, most honestly told love story I've read in a long time

Marvellous. Don Tillman is as awkward and confusing a narrator as he is lovable and charming

John Boyne, author of The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas

As well as being delightfully romantic, this is a very funny book and you'll be laughing out loud at Don's misadventures

Meet Don Tillman. 
 
Don is getting married. 
He just doesn't know who to yet. 
But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman. 
One thing he already knows, though, is that it's not Rosie. 
Absolutely, completely, definitely not. 
 
Sometimes, though, you don't find love: love finds you...

Graeme Simsion

This funny novel tackles tough questions about family and love with a light touch and a big heart

Fans of The Rosie Project will love this ... It's heart-warming and clever

Offers a touching and intelligent insight into autism, while Don's hilarious escapades keep the laughs coming

Graeme Simsion tackles some of the heavy issues of our day - autism, gender roles, political correctness - but his light touch makes this novel a fun and satisfying read

Hilarity is the order of the day in this joyful read

The final book in Simsion's much-loved Rosie series . . . Uplifting

A fast-paced, enjoyable journey. Genuinely heartwarming . . . He is certainly ending on a high note

Superb. A perfect mix of humour, heart and insight

Gavin Extence, bestselling author of The Universe Versus Alex Wood

Excellent . . . beautifully and sensitively written, you will enjoy every sentence

Don Tillman is surely one of the most recognisable, distinctive narrators in modern fiction ... While this book is deeper and more thought-provoking than the first, there are many moments of humour and unexpected joy ... Uplifting, eye-opening and definite food for thought on whether we need to adapt to the world, or whether something the world is a better place in accommodating us as we are

UpLit novels to light up your life

What is normal, and who among us gets to decide what is? Or is it enough to simply be comfortable in one's own skin? These are the heavy questions at the crux of this lighthearted book about identity and the consequences of seeing other people through the lens of labels

The message of inclusiveness and embracing differences is lovely. In the end, The Rosie Result is about learning to be comfortable with who you are

Behind all the steady wit and the rolling jokes, this is a thoughtful and provocative novel. [Readers] will love it as much as they did The Rosie Project

Praise for The Rosie Project Series

Compulsively readable. A poignant, universal story about how best to reconcile head and heart

Sublime, pitch-perfect, extremely funny

Brilliant, important, good-hearted

The book offers a touching and intelligent insight into autism, while Don's hilarious escapades keep the laughs coming

All three books in Simsion's series made me laugh out loud and were wonderfully endearing, genuine and open-hearted - everything I look for in a story

Brilliant, important, good-hearted

'The phone call signalling an escalation in the Hudson Adjustment Problem came at 10:18 a.m. on a Friday . . .' 
 
Meet Don Tillman, the genetics professor with a scientific approach to everything. But he's facing a set of human dilemmas tougher than the trickiest of equations. 
 
Right now he's in professional hot water after a lecture goes viral; his wife of 4,380 days, Rosie, is about to lose the research job she loves; and - the most serious problem of all - their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school. He's a smart kid, but socially awkward-not fitting in. 
 
Fortunately, Don's had a lifetime's experience of not fitting in. And he's going to share his solutions with Hudson. He'll call on help from friends old and new, lock horns with the education system, and face some big questions about himself. As well as open the world's best cocktail bar. 
 
Big-hearted, hilarious and exuberantly life-affirming, The Rosie Result is a story of overcoming life's obstacles with a little love and a lot of overthinking.

Graeme Simsion

Books by Graeme Simsion

Series by Graeme Simsion

The Rosie Project Series

Articles featuring Graeme Simsion

Books about ADHD, autism, and neurodiversity

Mood-lifting books with only happy endings

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