The Rosie Result

by Graeme Simsion

Overview

I was standing on one leg shucking oysters when the problems began…

Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are about to face their most important challenge.

Their ten-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school: he’s socially awkward and not fitting in. Don’s spent a lifetime trying to fit in—so who better to teach Hudson the skills he needs?

The Hudson Project will require the help of friends old and new, force Don to decide how much to guide Hudson and how much to let him be himself, and raise some significant questions about Don’s own identity.

Meanwhile, there are multiple distractions to deal with: the Genetics Lecture Outrage, Rosie’s troubles at work, estrangement from his best friend Gene…

And opening the world’s best cocktail bar.

Hilarious and thought-provoking, with a brilliant cast of characters, The Rosie Result is the triumphant final instalment of the much-loved and internationally bestselling Don Tillman trilogy.

Graeme Simsion is a Melbourne-based novelist and screenwriter. The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect have combined global sales approaching five million copies. Graeme is also the author of the international bestsellers The Best of Adam Sharp and – co-written with his wife, Anne Buist – Two Steps Forward. His screenplay for The Rosie Project is in development with Sony Pictures, The Best of Adam Sharp is in development with Toni Collette’s Vocab Films, and the rights to Two Steps Forward have been optioned by Fox Searchlight and Ellen DeGeneres. Graeme’s latest book is the third and final Don Tillman novel, The Rosie Result.

“Bursting with warmth, emotional depth, and…humor,” Entertainment Weekly

“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” Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook.

“A heartwarming story of an extraordinary man learning to live in an ordinary world.’” USA Today

"Sharp dialogue, terrific pacing, physical hijinks, slapstick, a couple to root for, and more twists than a pack of Twizzlers.” NPR.org

"Filled with humor and plenty of heart... a delightful reminder that all of us, no matter how we're wired, just want to fit in." Chicago Tribune

"One of the year's most promising and original novelists." Wall Street Journal

‘Charming, eloquent, and insightful, The Rosie Result is a triumphant conclusion to Don’s story, one that celebrates this remarkable father, husband, and friend in all his complexity and brilliance.’ Booklist (starred review) 

‘Very much a charmer...A fitting end to this delightful trilogy that doesn't pull punches.’ Kirkus 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781925774580
Publisher:	The Text Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/05/2019
Series:	Don Tillman Series , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	404
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Graeme Simsion is a Melbourne-based novelist and screenwriter. The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect have combined global sales approaching five million copies. Graeme is also the author of the international bestsellers The Best of Adam Sharp and – co-written with his wife, Anne Buist – Two Steps Forward. His screenplay for The Rosie Project is in development with Sony Pictures, The Best of Adam Sharp is in development with Toni Collette’s Vocab Films, and the rights to Two Steps Forward have been optioned by Fox Searchlight and Ellen DeGeneres. Graeme’s latest book is the third and final Don Tillman novel, The Rosie Result.
Graeme Simsion is the internationally bestselling author of The Rosie Project, The Rosie Effect and The Best of Adam Sharp. He also co-authored Two Steps Forward with Anne Buist.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Endorsements for the Don Tillman Series

"A lovely, original, and very funny read.”—Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You

"Graeme Simsion has created an unforgettable and charming character unique in fiction."—Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice

"Adorable and really funny and heart-warming, a gem."—Marian Keyes, bestselling author of This Charming Man

"Don Tillman is my favorite new protagonist in all of contemporary fiction. This man will exasperate, delight and immerse you."—Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife

"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."—Matthew Quick, bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook

"An extraordinarily clever, funny, and moving book about being comfortable with who you are and what you’re good at…This is one of the most profound novels I’ve read in a long time."—Bill Gates

Editorial Reviews

"[Don Tillman] has almost transcended the boundaries of fiction to become a geek icon."—The Guardian

"One of the most endearing, charming and fascinating literary characters I have met in a long time."—The Times

THE ROSIE PROJECT

"Sometimes you just need a smart love story that will make anyone, man or woman, laugh out loud."—San Francisco Chronicle

"Move over, Sheldon Cooper. There’s a new brilliant, socially inept scientist poised to win over a huge audience, and his name is Don Tillman."—Entertainment Weekly

"Simsion’s attention to detail brings to life Don’s wonderful, weird world. Instead of using Don’s Asperger’s syndrome as a fault, or a lead-in to a tragic turn of events, Simsion creates a heartwarming story of an extraordinary man learning to live in an ordinary world, and to love. As Don would say, this book is ‘great fun.’’—USA Today

"An utterly winning screwball comedy. . . This charming, warmhearted escapade, which celebrates the havoc—and pleasure—emotions can unleash, offers amusement aplenty. Sharp dialogue, terrific pacing, physical hijinks, slapstick, a couple to root for, and more twists than a pack of Twizzlers."—NPR.org

"Filled with humor and plenty of heart, The Rosie Project is a delightful reminder that all of us, no matter how we’re wired, just want to fit in."—Chicago Tribune

"One of the year’s most promising and original novelists."—The Wall Street Journal

"A high-functioning but emotionally illiterate guy like Don makes a perfect unreliable narrator. . . . Happily, Simsion doesn’t give Don an unbelievable emotional makeover. Our man just learns to live by a more complicated algorithm."—Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

"Funny, touching, and hard to put down, The Rosie Project is certain to entertain even as readers delve into deep themes. . . immensely enjoyable."—Booklist (starred review)

"Read-out-loud laughter begins by page two in Simsion’s debut novel about a thirty-nine-year-old genetics professor with Asperger’s—but utterly unaware of it—looking to solve his Wife Problem. . . . What follows are his utterly clueless but more often thoroughly charming exploits in exploring his capacity for romance. . . . This novel is perfectly timed."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

THE ROSIE EFFECT

"In his bestselling debut, The Rosie Project, Simsion introduced the delightfully original character of Don Tillman, an Australian geneticist with Asperger’s syndrome who sets out to find the perfect wife by using the scientific method. In the sequel, set in New York, Don takes on impending fatherhood in the same clumsy yet endearing way, with results both funny and moving. This charming new chapter in the Tillman chronicles leaves you hoping it won’t be the last."—People

"Though painfully aware of his emotional shortcomings, Don determinedly sets out to be a good dad. Hilarity ensues. . . .Simsion’s tale offers a playful look at a how a family of two fare when a third. . . . enters the mix. . . .There’s a moral to this quirky story: The best things in life can’t be planned on a spreadsheet."—Good Housekeeping

"Loveable science prof Don Tillman’s perfect (-ly concocted) marriage is about to hit a major bump."—Cosmopolitan

"The hilarious follow-up to The Rosie Project, one of the best novels I’ve read in ages. . . . Simsion brings back some of the best characters and gags from the first novel while also bringing in enough new elements to keep it fresh. 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, "Top Five Books of 2014"

"Don and Rosie are back!...Readers who loved the first book are in for another treat."—Library Journal (starred review)

"A celebration of the best attributes to be found in a friend, a husband, or a father, regardless of the way they are expressed."—Booklist (starred review)

"Just as smart, funny and heartwarming as the original."—Washington Post

From the Publisher

2019-03-04

Raising a preteen turns Don Tillman's whole life around in this finale to the well-loved Rosie Trilogy (The Rosie Effect, 2014, etc.).

Time has passed since readers last saw the Tillman family. Don, Rosie, and Hudson have packed up and moved back to Australia after Rosie was offered a dream job. Hudson, who has the same analytical mind as his father, is unhappy about leaving New York and has trouble fitting in at his new school. Don, back in his position at the university, is also in trouble after a class exercise goes viral for all the wrong reasons. At a turning point, Don decides to leave his job and devote himself to one thing: The Hudson Project. As Don finds himself wrapped up in many different issues, from developing a cocktail bar to dealing with school and other parents to his relationship with his own father, he discovers that maybe things aren't as bad as he feared. Having an 11-year time jump between the last book and this one is a risky choice by Simsion (Two Steps Forward, 2018, etc.); on the one hand, it lets him explore Don's life as a father, but on the other, there are strange moments when Don encounters people he hasn't spoken to in more than a decade who remember their last conversation instantaneously. All of Don and Rosie's memorable friends make reappearances, and there are some new acquaintances who push the couple to explore their parenting choices. This book has a much heavier focus on autism than the previous two, with Don and Rosie struggling over whether to have Hudson tested, and also some darker themes. It's still very much a charmer, however, with everything coming to a proper close.

A fitting end to this delightful trilogy that doesn't pull punches.

Kirkus Reviews