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Book SynopsisFlorence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ways to mend her own
Trade Review"Williams, by investigating the science behind a broken heart, turns her personal experiences into something universal and, in the end, useful." -- Prospect
"[Readers] will learn as much from Williams’s intellectual rigor as from her fearlessness in surviving a broken heart." -- Sebastian Modak - The New York Times Book Review
"In
Heartbreak [Williams] reprises [the] determined, deep-dive reporting [of
The Nature Fix], this time seeking the same healing for her shattered self... This is one of the joys of reading a gifted science journalist: You learn so much stuff without having to study it yourself... [A] wise and brave book." -- Marriane Szegedy-Maszak - The Washington Post
"What a powerful book. Williams captures the heartache of divorce and the crooked road back to living. Colorful, imaginative and poignant—
Heartbreak tells a gripping story of courage, sex, and adventure packed with all the newest hard science on romance and attachment. I’ve studied love for over 40 years and I was taking notes. It’s a magnificent, wise, and remarkable read!" -- Helen Fisher, author of The Anatomy of Love
"A masterful blend of investigative reporting and personal narrative, chock-full of fascinating insights, gorgeous nature writing and an ample helping of compassion (some of which Williams deservedly reserves for herself)." -- Alexis Burling - The San Francisco Chronicle
