{"product_id":"the-end-of-romance-hardcover","title":"The End of Romance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLily Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A dark valentine of a novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sly subversion and exemplar of the [romance] form.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA big-hearted, wise, unceasingly buoyant love story about a woman who, after escaping a bruising marriage, theorizes that happiness is possible solely with the eradication of all romance--only to find someone that could change her life forever \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSylvie Broder was taught early to embrace joy. The granddaughter of Holocaust survivors whose greatest priority was enjoying the life they'd snatched back from Hitler, Sylvie believes in the tenacious pursuit of pleasure--yet, somehow, finds herself trapped in a suffocating, emotionally abusive marriage. With enormous fortitude, Sylvie frees herself and turns to graduate school, where she develops a new philosophy: Straight women will find true liberation and happiness only once romance is eradicated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Sylvie prides herself in separating sex from tenderness--having fun with men, but never committing to one. Then she meets Robbie and Abie, and finds her philosophy sorely tested. A warm and gentle man, Robbie treats Sylvie with patience and enormous kindness, offering her comfort she hasn't had since childhood. Abie is passionate and dynamic, a man who challenges Sylvie, and with whom she finds herself constantly disarmed. With both men, she feels a deep desire that looks, worryingly, a lot like love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCleverly constructed, delightfully funny, and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Romance\u003c\/i\u003e is an anti-romance romance novel that charts its fallible heroine's tumultuous journey to love and happiness with erudition and deep feeling--a story for anyone who, despite their very best efforts, has fallen in love, and wondered why.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLily Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, a critic, and the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eShort War\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e Her stories and translations can be found in \u003ci\u003eThe Dial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Drift\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals, and her essays and criticism appear in outlets including \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9.18 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44590459453542,"sku":"9780593835142","price":37.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/lrb_GZ1Sen9780593835142.webp?v=1770850284","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-end-of-romance-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}