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“Kate Axelrod’s atmospheric, intense book captures perfectly the heady feeling of being on the edge of adulthood, when the abstract concept of ‘love’ starts to have real and sometimes terrifying meaning and consequences.” – Emily Gould, author of Friendship
“THE LAW OF LOVING OTHERS . . .
Hours after Emma returns home from boarding school, she realizes that her mom is suffering from a schizophrenic break. Suddenly, Emma’s entire childhood and identity is called into question.
COULD NOT BE DISCOVERED BY REASON,
Desperate for answers, Emma turns to her boyfriend, Daniel. Will he love her even if she goes crazy too? But it’s the lonely, brooding boy Emma meets while visiting her mother at the hospital who really understands Emma. Phil encourages Emma’s reckless need for hurt and pain in the face of all this change and she is soon caught in a complicated spiral of loss and mistrust.
BECAUSE IT IS UNREASONABLE.”
In the span of just one winter break, Emma’s relationships alter forever and she is forced to see the wisdom in a line from Anna Karenina: “The law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.”
A beautifully grounded coming-of-age novel, THE LAW OF LOVING OTHERS demands that the listener accept the main character, Emma, for who she is, while also creating deep sympathy for all that she is going through.
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“Axelrod’s debut is moving. It’s incredibly touching, real, and will take readers on a non-stop roller coaster ride of emotions…YA fans will not be disappointed…The plot thickens and keeps hanging on until the big finish, which readers will want to keep tissues on hand for.”
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“Axelrod has created a convincing portrait of a teen newly experiencing the step-by-step process of learning how to cope with a family member’s mental illness.”
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“A riveting and heartbreaking story of every young person’s worst nightmare: the descent of a parent into madness. A great read by a great new writer to watch.”
— Blake Nelson, author of The Prince of Venice Beach
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About Kate Axelrod
Kate Axelrod was born and raised in New York City. She has a BA in creative writing from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University. She has written for Nerve.com, Salon, and various other publications. She lives in Brooklyn and works as an advocate in the criminal justice system.
About Hallie Cooper-Novack
Hallie Cooper-Novack graduated from Wesleyan University in 2007 with a BA in film and from the Yale School of Drama in 2012 with an MFA in acting. Her television credits include Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Good Wife, among others.