By Julie Buxbaum
Emily Haxby has a feeling that her boyfriend is going to propose to her. Andrew is a catch – attractive, smart, funny, a doctor- and they truly love each other, so she dumps him immediately. Her friends don’t get it and as one person tells her, “It’s like you get pleasure out of breaking your own heart.”
Beneath the tough exterior of this twenty-nine year old successful Manhattan attorney, lies a very damaged person. Emily knows that eventually Andrew will leave her, so she has to leave him first, no matter how miserable it makes her. But without Andrew in her life, Emily is left with the opposite of love- - emptiness.
The Opposite of Love is the story of how Emily finds the courage to face her deepest fears and take control of her life. Buxbaum’s debut is well written, funny, and insightful, with well drawn characters and a satisfying conclusion. Highly recommended.
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