The Rosie Effect

‘Readers identify with Don in that we see through his eyes, but we identify with Rosie because what we watch him do, we receive largely as she does, with fascination and sometimes bafflement. What results is no less than classic Hitchcockian suspense…’ * NPR *
’[Don Tillman is] one of the most endearing, charming and fascinating literary characters I have met in a long time.’ * The Times *
‘[A] romantic comedy that’s just as smart, funny and heartwarming as the original.’ * Washington Post *
‘Graeme Simsion has created perhaps the first thoroughly comic autistic hero…This good-hearted, pacy, thoroughly enjoyable novel takes a significant step towards showing that all human variants are a potential source of life‑affirming comedy.’ * Guardian *
‘Don Tillman…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. Through him, Simsion…deals with issues of nature, nurture, gender, free will and the vagaries of the human heart with a deceptively light touch.’ * Evening Standard *

‘There’s no sophomore [second-novel] slump here…It’s a funny novel that also made me think about relationships: what makes them work and how we have to keep investing time and energy to make them better. A sweet, entertaining, and thought-provoking book.’

– Bill Gates
‘Don Tillman helps us believe in possibility, makes us proud to be human beings, and the bonus is this: he keeps us laughing like hell. I’d love to have a beer with the humane and hilarious Graeme Simsion’. – Matthew Quick, New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Lining Playbook
‘Don himself, pedantically single-focused as ever, is increasingly charismatic and the left-field resolution of his problems is as satisfyingly credible as it is delightfully unexpected.’ * Adelaide Advertiser *
‘Laugh-out loud funny, poignant and so ingenious and compelling you feel as if you want to jump into the world of the novel and join in. In Don’s confessionals, there are echoes of Bridget Jones, writer Nick Hornby and Amelie in the French movie hit…but essentially Don Tillman is utterly and beautifully unique and, be warned, you will fall in love with him.’ * Australian Women’s Weekly *
‘Very sweet, very wry.’ * West Australian *
‘The Rosie Effect is a successful sequel; it will be enjoyed by readers who found The Rosie Project entertaining, and to new readers searching for a satisfying comedy, with a memorable main character and plenty of heart.’ * Weekend Australian *
‘As endearing as its predecessor.’ * NW *
‘Another rollicking ride. I can only hope the madcap journey isn’t over yet.’ * Otago Daily Times *
‘Don’s struggle to fit in with “ordinary” society makes for charming reading and the novel has insightful as well as comic moments.’ * NZ Herald on Sunday *
‘Unlike most sequels, this second book is very close to being as good as the first…The writing is witty and the characters charming, making it easy to just sit back and enjoy the ride. Here’s hoping for book number three.’ * Dominion Post Weekend/Waikato Times/Weekend Press *
‘This charming new chapter in the Tillman chronicles leaves you hoping it won’t be the last.’ * People *
‘Heartwarming, poignant and often hilarious, The Rosie Effect is a worthy second chapter in Don and Rosie’s story.’ * Shelf Awareness *
‘Don and Rosie are back!…Readers who loved the first book are in for another treat.’ STARRED Review * Library Journal *
’[A] winning sequel…The Rosie Effect is a celebration of the best attributes to be found in a friend, a husband, or a father, regardless of the way they are expressed.’ STARRED Review * Booklist *
‘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 *
‘Brilliantly funny.’ * International Traveller *
‘In Simsion’s hands, Don’s voice once again shines as one of the most unique in contemporary fiction.’ * Everyday Ebook *

Graeme Simsion is the internationally bestselling author of The Rosie Project, The Rosie Effect, The Rosie Result, and The Best of Adam Sharp.

Anne Buist is the author of the psychological thrillers Medea’s Curse, Dangerous to Know, This I Would Kill For, and The Long Shadow, and Professor of Women’s Mental Health at the University of Melbourne.

They co-wrote Two Steps Forward and Two Steps Onward, and live together in Melbourne, Australia.