“Her memory of pain and loss, but also of joy that is—much like a bar of chocolate—bittersweet and utterly addictive. More still, it is a Dummies-style instruction guide for the forlorn and soon-to-be forlorn, complete with pull-out vignettes and chatty prose that effectively lampoons self-help books past and present. Still more again, it is a love letter to the author's past heartbroken selves, the ones who suffered through rejection, tried to understand its causes, made lists of songs, books and movies to help win back the disappeared lover or, failing that, to drown her pain in their reflected sorrow.”