The End of Romance by Lily Meyer
After escaping a suffocating marriage to her abusive childhood sweetheart, Sylvie Broder decides she is done with love. She returns to graduate school and sets out to prove that, for a straight woman to be truly happy, she must separate love from sex and give up on all pursuits of romance. Driven by PhD research, relationship trauma and pride, Sylvie's new philosophy seems set to stick. Until Robbie comes along. And then Abie... Finding herself falling in love - not once, but twice - Sylvie must make a decision: to be brave and let this love in, or to choose her research and burn everything else to the ground. Deeply relatable and utterly compelling, The End of Romance is an anti-romance for anyone who, despite their very best efforts, has fallen in love and wondered why.
If Grace Paley and Miranda July had a baby, the result would be The End of RomanceHilarious, off-kilter, sparklingly special, deliciously Jew-ish and disarmingly deep, this book made me feel 10 percent less dead inside -- Emma Copley Eisenberg, author of Housemate
Meyer so beautifully captures the cumulative effect all of our past relationships (romantic and otherwise) have on us... She's crafted an unforgettable cast of characters (including one splendid imaginary turtle). The End of Romance will be an encouraging companion to anyone who's struggled with the question of how to be true to yourself and how to let love in -- Katie Yee, author of Maggie
Sharp and sexy... This thought-provoking novel pulls off big ideas and steamy romance all at once * Publishers Weekly *
Meyer has created a funny, relatable and empathetic protagonist... The End of Romance is a brainy, highly original anti-romance romance that will speak to anyone who has ever wrestled with questions of love -- Susan Coll, author of Acceptance
Gripping and incisive... You root for Sylvie at every turn... Meyer has created a woman I learned from, suffered with and, now that I've finished this terrific novel, miss terribly -- Adam Ross, author of Playworld
Meyer so beautifully captures the cumulative effect all of our past relationships (romantic and otherwise) have on us... She's crafted an unforgettable cast of characters (including one splendid imaginary turtle). The End of Romance will be an encouraging companion to anyone who's struggled with the question of how to be true to yourself and how to let love in -- Katie Yee, author of Maggie
Sharp and sexy... This thought-provoking novel pulls off big ideas and steamy romance all at once * Publishers Weekly *
Meyer has created a funny, relatable and empathetic protagonist... The End of Romance is a brainy, highly original anti-romance romance that will speak to anyone who has ever wrestled with questions of love -- Susan Coll, author of Acceptance
Gripping and incisive... You root for Sylvie at every turn... Meyer has created a woman I learned from, suffered with and, now that I've finished this terrific novel, miss terribly -- Adam Ross, author of Playworld
Lily Meyer is a translator, a critic, and the author of the novels The End of Romance and Short War. She is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Her stories and translations can be found in The Dial, The Drift, The Sewanee Review, The Southern Review, and many other journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857309549 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857309544 |
| Title | The End of Romance |
| Author | Lily Meyer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verve Books |
| Year published | 2026-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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