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Publication Date: 26 February 2026
Format: Paperback
Extent: 320 pp
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ISBN: 9780857309549
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THE END OF ROMANCE
Lily Meyer
A big-hearted novel about a woman who theorises that happiness is possible solely with the eradication of all romance - only to find a love that could change her life forever.
After escaping a suffocating marriage to her abusive childhood sweetheart, Sylvie Broder decides she is done with love. She returns to graduate school and sets out to prove that, for a straight woman to be truly happy, she must separate love from sex and give up on all pursuits of romance.
Driven by PhD research, relationship trauma and pride, Sylvie's new philosophy seems set to stick. Until Robbie comes along. And then Abie... Finding herself falling in love - not once, but twice - Sylvie must make a decision: to be brave and let this love in, or to choose her research and burn everything else to the ground.
Deeply relatable and utterly compelling, The End of Romance is an anti-romance for anyone who, despite their very best efforts, has fallen in love and wondered why.
PRESS REVIEWS FOR The End of Romance
'If Grace Paley and Miranda July had a baby, the result would be The End of Romance. Hilarious, off-kilter, sparklingly special, deliciously Jew-ish and disarmingly deep, this book made me feel 10 percent less dead inside'
- Emma Copley Eisenberg, author of Housemate
'The End of Romance is an incredibly well-researched, feminist, philosophical romance novel. If you thought a novel couldn't do all of the above - think again! I loved Meyer's gripping writing style and felt so much for her characters, especially Sylvie who intellectualises romance to avoid ever being hurt again. I'm curious to read more of the author's work!'
- Pao, The Lighthouse Bookshop
'For literary fiction and romance readers alike, The End of Romance unfurls questions about what female pleasure, satisfaction, and happiness truly look like.'
- Bustle, '10 Best New Books of February'
'Meyer conjures a hothouse of academic passion and political tumult in one woman's quest for self-acceptance'
- TIME MAGAZINE
'Meyer's novel is earnest and analytical, interspersed with theory and sex'
- Vulture
'A sly subversion and exemplar of the [romance] form... its irrepressible protagonist, Sylvie Broder, a spiritual heiress to Judy Blume characters'
- The New York Times
'An incredibly well-researched, feminist, philosophical romance novel. If you thought a novel couldn't do all of the above - think again! I loved Meyer's gripping writing style and felt so much for her characters, especially Sylvie who intellectualises romance to avoid ever being hurt again. I'm curious to read more of the author's work!'
- Pao, Lighthouse Bookshop
'Meyer so beautifully captures the cumulative effect all of our past relationships (romantic and otherwise) have on us... She's crafted an unforgettable cast of characters (including one splendid imaginary turtle). The End of Romance will be an encouraging companion to anyone who's struggled with the question of how to be true to yourself and how to let love in'
- Katie Yee, author of Maggie
'Sharp and sexy... This thought-provoking novel pulls off big ideas and steamy romance all at once'
- Publishers Weekly
'A new, incisive and world-opening way of looking at this age-old genre [of smart romantic comedy] ... Meyer's End of Romance is the anti-rom rom-com of the year... heart-warming and thought-provoking book, a romance built for our modern age'
- 'Most Anticipated Books of 2026', Literary Hub
'The End of Romance revolves around a provocative theory: if straight women are to be free, romance, with its coercive norms, must be eradicated... The result is a compulsively readable, whip-smart, moving novel'
- BOMB magazine
'Meyer has created a funny, relatable and empathetic protagonist... The End of Romance is a brainy, highly original anti-romance romance that will speak to anyone who has ever wrestled with questions of love'
- Susan Coll, author of Acceptance
'Gripping and incisive... You root for Sylvie at every turn... Meyer has created a woman I learned from, suffered with and, now that I've finished this terrific novel, miss terribly'
- Adam Ross, author of Playworld
'Cleverly, the plot probes the concept of happily-ever-after both as a thought experiment and its nuances as a situational dilemma'
- 'Our Must-Read Fiction for February', Zoomer
'Meyer's prose is both graceful and skillful. A charming and complex book full of intellect, humor, and - despite its title - romance'
- Kirkus
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