title: Surprise Me: A Novel
author:  Sophie Kinsella 
description: Genuinely funny.<b><i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /> <br /> Unexpected and wholly satisfying.<b><i>USA Today</i></b><br /><br />In her signature fashion, Sophie Kinsella brings a cast of quirky, funny characters to this new work. [She] keeps the laughs coming. . . . Readers will follow the story with bated breath as the couple struggle to make their marriage right after everything they thought they knew about each other proves wrong.<b><i>Library Journal</i></b><br /> <br /> Heartfelt . . . What at first seems like a light novel about familiar woes turns into a deeper story about trust, family, and perception.<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> Winsome and zesty, Kinsellas latest delivers all the hallmarks her many fans have come to expect.<b><i>Booklist</i></b> <br /> <br /> Pure fun . . . a hilariously moving look at marriage and the power of mixing things up.<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /> <br /> Entertaining and comical with questions we can puzzle over . . . Kinsella is a master at engaging storytelling, entertaining quips, and developing nuanced, interesting characters.<b><i>Bookreporter</i><br /></b>
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  ## ABOUT THE BOOK
  
  
  **The sparkling new standalone
  
  
  from Sophie Kinsella is wise, witty,
  
  
  brimming with love and packed
  
  
  full of surprises**
  
  
  After being together for ten years, Sylvie
  
  
  and Dan have a comfortable home, fulfilling
  
  
  jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate
  
  
  so seamlessly they even finish each other’s
  
  
  sentences. They have a happy marriage and
  
  
  believe they know everything there is to
  
  
  know about each other. Until it’s casually
  
  
  mentioned to them that they could be
  
  
  together for another _sixty-eight years_ …
  
  
  and panic sets in.
  
  
  They quickly decide to create little surprises
  
  
  for each other, to keep their relationship
  
  
  fresh and fun. But in their pursuit of Project
  
  
  Surprise Me – anything from unexpected gifts
  
  
  to restaurant dates to photo shoots – mishaps
  
  
  arise with disastrous and comical results.
  
  
  Gradually, the surprises turn to shocking
  
  
  discoveries. And when a scandal from the
  
  
  past is uncovered, they begin to wonder if
  
  
  t