As a professor and brilliant genetics researcher with lots to do, Professor Don Tillman loves the time saving efficiency and logic of his scheduled life. Now newly married to his much more spontaneous Rosie, he knows enough about her to add in some random variances, so she does not suspect his careful planning at work.

Suddenly, things are thrown out of whack when orange juice is on the table on a Friday evening instead of wine and Rosie happily announces that they are now pregnant. Shocked at both the news and how unplanned this life event is, Don is totally thrown initially to process this information. How are they going to handle this changed reality?

While highly intelligent with a huge capacity for memorization, Don's social skills are definitely not his forte. Now, as he strives to understand the intricacies of married life and pending fatherhood, his implementation of his friend's Gene's advice does not go as expected. Compounding problems, he gets told in no uncertain terms that people like him should not have children. What is he to do?

Graeme Simsion, the New York Times best-selling author of the wonderful book, THE ROSIE PROJECT, now spins an inspiring follow-up story of this brilliant Australian professor with some Asperger's qualities struggling with his heartfelt and strong love for his beautiful wife and the anguish and joy of attempting to venture across the minefield of marriage and baby related issues.

While it is quite possible to read and enjoy THE ROSIE EFFECT on its own, I would highly recommend readers pick up a copy of THE ROSIE PROJECT first. It is a brilliantly written, easy to read novel that is full of laughs and good humour. It is also as profound and thoughtful a book as Bill Gates says it is.

In THE ROSIE EFFECT, Simsion will make you laugh and cry out in frustration as this wonderful couple start off their married life after moving from Australia to the high cost realities of life in New York. Now a visiting professor of genetics at Columbia and moonlighting bartender extraordinaire, Don attacks each issue in his normal style by thoroughly researching it. Execution of this knowledge does not always go as planned, hence the humour and the frustration.

I am fully impressed with how Simsion realistically intersperses a number of serious topics, such as depression, importance of play and nurture by parents, social detachment, Autism, separation/divorce and its impact on family members, in the typical conversations and interactions between the characters. There are some deep emotional situations due to keeping secrets and lack of good communications; yet, it is the resilience and strength that comes from good friendship and love that lightens the mood. I especially love the interesting way the boys' night out club are able to make changes happen!

THE ROSIE EFFECT for me is such a terrific read that was almost unputdownable as I just had to find out what happens next. It is also a very profound and thought-provoking read as you can't help but identify with the concerns and joys of the characters that come so vividly alive in your imagination. THE ROSIE EFFECT is a book that I would just love to see as a movie as well, so I hope that happens in the future.

Do check it out for yourself! THE ROSIE EFFECT is a veritable reading treat to relish and enjoy!