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A humorous, heartfelt love story built on a tantalizing premise: would you agree to spend two hours a week with a strangerâjust talkingâto collect half a million dollars at the end of a year?
Struggling Hollywood producer Richard is twenty-nine, hungover, and broke. Ridiculously handsome with an easy charm, he spends his days procrastinating at the Coffee Bean and nights hanging out with his best friend, Michaela, aka âMike.â
At thirty-three, Elizabeth is on track to make partner at her law firm. Known as âLa Máquinaââthe Machineâto her colleagues, sheâs grown used to a quiet, orderly life with no romantic entanglements of any kind. (Her closest friend is an old man who discusses Virginia Woolf with her at the beach. Enough said.)
Richard and Elizabeth have never met before, but their paths collide when they receive a proposal from a mysterious, anonymous benefactor: theyâll split a million dollars if they agree to spend at least two hours together every week for a year. Both are shocked and suspicious, and agree the idea is absurd, but after Richard anxiously considers the state of his bank account and Elizabeth carefully conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the situation, they agree to give it a try.
As these two perfect strangers wade awkwardly into the waters of modern courtship, discovering a shared affection for In-N-Out burgers, classic books, cult-hit movies, and various Los Angeles locales, they realize that uncovering the secret identity of their benefactor will not only make clear what connects them but change them both forever.
This delightful tale is full of twists, revelations, and above all love in its multitude of forms.
Advance Praise For Decent Proposal
âA sharp, wise, and hilarious novel. Think Entourage meets Tom Wolfe with a touch of Indecent Proposal. . . . We loved it!ââLucy Sykes and Jo Piazza, authors of The Knockoff
âThe Decent Proposal is as clever as it is hopeful. Whether talking about the secret menu at In-N-Out or matters as grand as life and death, Kemper Donovanâs voice is original, captivating, and assured. This book is both a moving love letter to Los Angeles and a thoughtful rumination on what people can mean to one another.ââTaylor Jenkins Reid, author of Maybe in Another Life
âImpossible to put down, this character-rich, breakout novel will make your heart burst with love. Youâll turn the pages so fast you might get a paper cut.ââClaire Bidwell Smith, author of The Rules of Inheritance
About: An addictively readable debut romantic comedy, drama, and mystery rolled into one, about two very different strangers whose lives become intertwined when they receive an unusual proposition.
About: A humorous, heartfelt love story built on a tantalizing premise: would you agree to spend two hours a week with a strangerâjust talkingâto collect half a million dollars at the end of a year?
About: A struggling Hollywood producer, Richard Baumbach, still believes good things will come his way.
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