Ruth Ware Remembers ‘Almost Dropping the Phone’ After Learning Reese Witherspoon ‘Loved’ Her Novel

Mar. 15, 2025

Ruth Ware (left) and Reese Witherspoon.Photo:Roberto Ricciuti/Getty; TheStewartofNY/WireImage

Ruth Ware (left) and Reese Witherspoon

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‘One Perfect Couple’ by Ruth Ware

Simon and Schuster

Ruth Ware at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in 2023.Charlotte Graham/Shutterstock

Ruth Ware at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in 2023

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Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Often, I will get anxious about something I’m seeing crop up in the press, and decide to explore that anxiety in a book,” Ware wrote. “Anything that makes you uncomfortable makes for a good plot, I think.”

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