Crazy Love
Leslie Morgan Steiner
Mar 2009 · Macmillan + ORM
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The New York Times bestseller: “[A] brutally honest memoir of a brave, smart, fresh-faced young woman’s descent into domestic hell.” —Monica Holloway, author of Driving with Dead People
At 22, Leslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job at Seventeen magazine, a downtown New York City apartment. Plus a handsome, funny, street-smart boyfriend who adored her. But behind her façade of success, this golden girl hid a dark secret. She’d made a mistake shared by millions: she fell in love with the wrong person.
At first Leslie and Conor seemed as perfect together as their fairy-tale wedding. Then came the fights she tried to ignore: he pushed her down the stairs of the house they bought together, poured coffee grinds over her hair as she dressed for a critical job interview, choked her during an argument, and threatened her with a gun. Several times, he came close to making good on his threat to kill her. With each attack, Leslie lost another piece of herself.
Gripping and utterly compelling, Crazy Love takes you inside the violent, devastating world of abusive love. Conor said he’d been abused since he was a young boy, and love and rage danced intimately together in his psyche. Why didn’t Leslie leave? She stayed because she loved him. Find out for yourself if she had fallen truly in love—or into a psychological trap. Crazy Love will draw you in—and never let go.
“Compulsively readable.” —People
“A must read for anyone in a consuming relationship.” —Iris Krasnow, New York Times–bestselling author
At 22, Leslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job at Seventeen magazine, a downtown New York City apartment. Plus a handsome, funny, street-smart boyfriend who adored her. But behind her façade of success, this golden girl hid a dark secret. She’d made a mistake shared by millions: she fell in love with the wrong person.
At first Leslie and Conor seemed as perfect together as their fairy-tale wedding. Then came the fights she tried to ignore: he pushed her down the stairs of the house they bought together, poured coffee grinds over her hair as she dressed for a critical job interview, choked her during an argument, and threatened her with a gun. Several times, he came close to making good on his threat to kill her. With each attack, Leslie lost another piece of herself.
Gripping and utterly compelling, Crazy Love takes you inside the violent, devastating world of abusive love. Conor said he’d been abused since he was a young boy, and love and rage danced intimately together in his psyche. Why didn’t Leslie leave? She stayed because she loved him. Find out for yourself if she had fallen truly in love—or into a psychological trap. Crazy Love will draw you in—and never let go.
“Compulsively readable.” —People
“A must read for anyone in a consuming relationship.” —Iris Krasnow, New York Times–bestselling author
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4.9
24 reviews
Emily Gersema
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31 March 2015
Leslie Morgan Steiner reveals the reason she stayed for years with an abusive boyfriend who became her husband. Her memoir debunks the stereotype of women who have relationships with batterers. Anyone who is or who knows someone in a potentially abusive relationship should read this book. I hope many teenage girls read this as a warning, so that they recognize the signs of an abuser before they are victimized.
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Sue Willson
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25 October 2017
I loved this book. Could not stop reading once I started. Leslie gave a very personal account of domestic abuse. I hope her story helps someone see that there is a way out.
Jennifer M Hurtado
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31 October 2014
Very good book.
About the author
Leslie Morgan Steiner is the editor of the highly acclaimed anthology Mommy Wars. She writes Two Cents on Working Motherhood for Mommy Track'd: The Working Mother's Guide to Managed Chaos. She wrote the popular "On Balance" blog for washingtonpost.com from 2006-2008.
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