When successful attorney Emily Hexby abruptly ends
her happy relationship as her boyfriend is on the
verge of proposing, she can't explain why. But deep
down she knows the breakup stems from a sense of
emptiness she can't control. As the holiday season
looms, her world begins to unravel: Her beloved
grandfather falls ill, her job becomes unbearable, and
her father grows distant when she needs him the most.
Emily realizes she must stand down the elements of
her life that are leading her into a tailspin in order to
become the person she's always wanted to be.
Brimming with wit and intelligence, The Opposite
of Love will have readers regretfully turning the final
pages—but enthusiastically handing it to a friend to
share the season's most engaging debut.
"The Opposite of Love is gripping, wise and extremely refreshing. I loved it.”
—Marian Keyes
"Julie Buxbaum provides us with a cast of characters as compelling and lively as they are flawed. Reading this charming and witty debut, I felt as though I'd made a whole new gang of friends. Finishing it, I was truly sorry to see them go."
—Leah McLaren, author of Continuity Girl
"An appealing debut...The single-gal-in-the-city finds her white knuckle hold on life and love slowly slipping as it dawns on her that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's emptiness."
—Publishers Weekly
"A realistic and well-written portrait of a young woman on the cusp of having it all."
—Booklist
"[A] compelling modern fairytale."
—ELLE Canada
"Carrie Bradshaw's smarter sister."
—The Washington Post
"Buxbaum's debut is a welcome addition to the having-it-all genre. The characters are likable, and the story line moves along so amusingly that you'll want to keep reading into the night. From the outside, [Emily] seems to have her life tied up flawlessly with a big red bow; however, the package is coming unravelled. On the verge of becoming engaged to Andrew, the perfect guy, she freezes and breaks up with him. Other life events creep in to sidetrack Emily ...Can Emily pull it together—work, family, love life, and all? You'll be turning pages until you find out!”
—Library Journal, Starred Review
