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Ariadne Meyers (narrator) and
Julie Buxbaum
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House
Publication date
January 29, 2008
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Abridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780739359044
ISBN-10
0739359045
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 6 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Ending her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, successful, twenty-nine-year-old Manhattan attorney Emily Pratt is struggling to deal with the sense of emptiness she hides behind a zany, independent fa$ade, and as the holiday season approaches, she begins to feel that her entire world--her family, her job, and her life--is unraveling. A first novel. Simultaneous.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: With perfect pitch for the humor and heartbreak of everyday life, Julie Buxbaum has fashioned a heroine who will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has loved and lost and loved again.
When successful twenty-nine-year-old Manhattan attorney Emily Haxby ends her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, she canât explain to even her closest friends why she did it. Somewhere beneath her sense of fun, her bravado, and her independent exterior, Emily knows that her breakup with Andrew has less to do with him and more to do with...her. âYouâre your own worst enemy,â her best friend Jess tells her. âItâs like you get pleasure out of breaking your own heart.â
As the holiday season looms and Emily contemplates whether she made a huge mistake, the rest of her world begins to unravel: she is assigned to a multimillion-dollar lawsuit where she must defend the very values she detests by a boss who canât keep his hands to himself; her Grandpa Jack, a charming, feisty octogenarian and the person she cares most about in the world, is losing it, while her emotionally distant father has left her to cope with this alone; and underneath it all, fading memories of her deceased mother continue to remind her that love doesnât last forever.
How this brave, original young heroine finally decides to take control of her life and face the fears that have long haunted her is the great achievement of Julie Buxbaumâs marvelous first novel. Written with the authority, grace, and wisdom of an author far beyond her years, The Opposite of Love heralds the debut of a remarkable talent in contemporary fiction.
From the Hardcover edition.
When successful twenty-nine-year-old Manhattan attorney Emily Haxby ends her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, she canât explain to even her closest friends why she did it. Somewhere beneath her sense of fun, her bravado, and her independent exterior, Emily knows that her breakup with Andrew has less to do with him and more to do with...her. âYouâre your own worst enemy,â her best friend Jess tells her. âItâs like you get pleasure out of breaking your own heart.â
As the holiday season looms and Emily contemplates whether she made a huge mistake, the rest of her world begins to unravel: she is assigned to a multimillion-dollar lawsuit where she must defend the very values she detests by a boss who canât keep his hands to himself; her Grandpa Jack, a charming, feisty octogenarian and the person she cares most about in the world, is losing it, while her emotionally distant father has left her to cope with this alone; and underneath it all, fading memories of her deceased mother continue to remind her that love doesnât last forever.
How this brave, original young heroine finally decides to take control of her life and face the fears that have long haunted her is the great achievement of Julie Buxbaumâs marvelous first novel. Written with the authority, grace, and wisdom of an author far beyond her years, The Opposite of Love heralds the debut of a remarkable talent in contemporary fiction.
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (July 2, 2008)
9781410407702 | details & prices | 445 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $31.95
About: With perfect pitch for the humor and heartbreak of everyday life, Julie Buxbaum has fashioned a heroine who will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has loved and lost and loved again.
About: With perfect pitch for the humor and heartbreak of everyday life, Julie Buxbaum has fashioned a heroine who will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has loved and lost and loved again.
1 edition from Dial Pr (January 29, 2008)
9780385341226 | details & prices | 306 pages | 6.25 × 9.30 × 1.05 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Ending her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, successful, twenty-nine-year-old Manhattan attorney Emily Pratt struggles to deal with the sense of emptiness she hides behind an independent faðcade.
About: Ending her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, successful, twenty-nine-year-old Manhattan attorney Emily Pratt struggles to deal with the sense of emptiness she hides behind an independent faðcade.
Paperback
from Bantam Books (March 6, 2010)
9780553592245 | details & prices | 384 pages | List price $6.99
from Dial Pr (June 9, 2009)
9780385341233 | details & prices | 320 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.00
from Random House (April 28, 2009)
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Ariadne Meyers (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (January 29, 2008)
9780739359044 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Ending her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, successful, twenty-nine-year-old Manhattan attorney Emily Pratt is struggling to deal with the sense of emptiness she hides behind a zany, independent façade, and as the holiday season approaches, she begins to feel that her entire world--her family, her job, and her life--is unraveling.
About: Ending her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, successful, twenty-nine-year-old Manhattan attorney Emily Pratt is struggling to deal with the sense of emptiness she hides behind a zany, independent façade, and as the holiday season approaches, she begins to feel that her entire world--her family, her job, and her life--is unraveling.
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