"Emily and Einstein" review
By Cindy Roesel
"EMILY & EINSTEIN … A Novel of Second Chances", is Linda Francis Lee’s latest novel about relationships, and once again they’re broken down to their inner cores - the successful sister and the flakey one, the condescending mother-in-law and the slighted husband’s wife. What Lee has done successfully in her previous twenty novels, she accomplishes in EMILY & EINSTEIN and will keep you up all night flipping the pages to the very end. She gets to the heart of the matter with her character’s feelings and emotions and makes us care and think about them long after the novel has come to a conclusion.
Emily and her husband, Sandy Portman are beautiful and rich, they live a fascinating, sophisticated life in New York City’s famous Dakota building on the Upper Westside.
One night on his way to meet Emily, Sandy dies in a tragic accident. The funeral isn’t even over and Emily finds out she’s being evicted from her apartment. But worse, she discovers it’s her husband’s family who is evicting her in her time of grief. On top of that, she discovers her marriage is a mountain of lies. Emily is forced on a journey to find out who her husband really was, what her life really is and all the same time having a sneaking feeling he’s not really gone. Emily finds comfort in a loveable furry mutt she rescues from the pound and names the pup, Einstein. And into her life comes an unexpected gorgeous new neighbor. Can he help her navigate her way through this quagmire and help her find a new future?
Linda Francis Lee weaves a one of a kind love story that includes all the elements of great story-telling that you may recognize from her previous novels such as THE DEVIL in the JUNIOR LEAGUE and THE EX-DEBUTANTE. In her latest novel, EMILY & EINSTEIN, the characters have flawed lives, and they face questions about whether or not they deserve second chances, but in the end it’s all about the redemptive power of love. Lee manages to strike a delicate balance between reality and fantasy to allow you, the reader to fully enjoy the entire delightful experience EMILY & EINSTEIN delivers.
So many people have fallen for Einstein, the cute little white fuzzy terrier on the cover and in the book, since the novel has been released that Linda Francis Lee has written Einstein’s own special story. It turns out, Einstein sure loves the attention and he’s quite the matchmaker, too! Einstein’s story, “The Matchmaker: A Heroes and Heartbreakers.com Original” will be released July 12th on Amazon Kindle. The Pre-order price is $.99. Love is in the air! And once again, his cute little white fuzzy face is on the cover.
One more thing, EMILY & EINSTEIN is a perfect easy-read book for book clubs. You might want to check out Linda Francis Lee’s Facebook Page.
