Synopsis
He was a man who didn't deserve a second chance. But he needed one…
Emily and her husband Sandy Portman seemed to live a gracious if busy life in an old-world, Upper West Side apartment in the famous Dakota building. But one night on the way to meet Emily, Sandy dies in a tragic accident. The funeral isn't even over before Emily learns she is on the verge of being evicted from their apartment. But worse than the possibility of losing her home, Emily is stunned when she discovers that her marriage was made up of lies.
Suddenly Emily is forced on a journey to find out who her husband really was . . . all the while feeling that somehow he isn't really gone. Angry, hurt, and sometimes betrayed by loving memories of the man she lost, Emily finds comfort in a scruffy dog named Einstein. But is Einstein's seemingly odd determination that she save herself enough to make Emily confront her own past? Can he help her find a future--even after she meets a new man?
About Linda Francis Lee
See more books from this AuthorAs Einstein finds ways to keep Emily at their apartment, Emily has to contend with her flighty sister Jordan, who’s temporarily moved in and is writing a memoir about their mother, a notorious figure in the women’s movement.
Mar 01 2011 | Read Full Review of Emily and EinsteinEmily adopts Einstein and he bears witness as she discovers Sandy's former duplicity, causing her life to fall apart and leaving Einstein to figure out how to save her so that he can save himself.
Dec 20 2010 | Read Full Review of Emily and EinsteinEmily is blissfully happy in her life as an up-and-coming book editor.
Mar 06 2011 | Read Full Review of Emily and EinsteinDespite the fact that Sandy had promised Emily she would get the apartment if anything ever happened to him, his will and family's estate have no record of this conversation, which only causes more stress for Emily.
Mar 02 2011 | Read Full Review of Emily and EinsteinSandy differs from Emily in that he's loathsome as a person --- cheating on his wife, running away from the difficulties in life, and throwing money at everything --- and when he becomes Einstein, you revel in the fact that he's now an ugly dog.
Mar 28 2011 | Read Full Review of Emily and EinsteinLee turns what could be a simple redemptive tale, in which Emily gets over her faithless former husband and meets a lovely guy named Max, into a real challenge: can Emily accept a truth that her commonsense tells her cannot be true?
Mar 04 2011 | Read Full Review of Emily and EinsteinEmily carries the story along really well, making the reader laugh and cry along with her the entire time.
Apr 30 2011 | Read Full Review of Emily and EinsteinAn aggregated and normalized score based on 344 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes