Book Review

My Boyfriend's Back
True Stories of Rediscovering Love with a Long-Lost Sweetheart
by Donna Hanover
Publisher: Hudson Street Press
Published: January 2005

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About the Book
The former First Lady of New York writes of her reunion and subsequent marriage to her high school sweetheart, more than thirty years after their breakup, and chronicles dozens of similar reunions among couples nationwide in what experts call a twenty-first-century relationship trend.

Poignant and heartwarming, My Boyfriend’s Back captures the love story of former high school sweethearts Ed Oster and Donna Hanover—journalist, actress, and First Lady of the City of New York from 1994 to 2001—who, more than thirty years after their breakup at Stanford, reconnected, rekindled their love, and married, becoming part of what experts are calling a “twenty-first-century trend” in relationships. Exploring the myriad ways rekindled love is different from new love and why so many couples are reuniting now, Hanover also details the role of the Internet in this trend, and offers some recommendations—and some warnings—for aspiring “reunitees.”

Accompanied by a wide array of other couples’ stories from across the country—including celebrities Carol Channing, Suzanne Pleshette and Tom Poston, Nicole Miller, Liza Huber, and others—who have also rediscovered their early loves later in life and are building committed lives together, this book combines expert advice and inspiring anecdotes to help readers reconnect with past loves. Whether it’s Googling an ex-boyfriend or attending a class reunion, My Boyfriend’s Back encourages readers to find out whatever happened to the ex they can’t forget; it is the book single, widowed, and divorced romantics everywhere have been waiting for.

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About the Author
Donna Hanover is the former First Lady of the City of New York (1994-2001), an Ivy League-educated journalist, actress, and host of the nationally syndicated television program, Famous Homes & Hideaways, now in its fifth season. Previously, she was a correspondent and anchor for FOX's Good Day New York and WPIX-TV in New York, and TV stations throughout the country. She and Ed Oster married on August 3, 2003.

The Review
Is it just me, or does it seem that there are a slew of new "celebrity experts" out there? While I applaud Ms. Hanovers success at finding love with her ex - and I even enjoyed the fairy-tale quality of her story - I find it hard to take her words as "expert advice". I've been married for years - that doesn't make me a "marriage expert". See my point?

I also have a slight problem with the idea of hooking up with an old boyfriend or girlfriend being considered a "21st century relationship trend". This isn't new territory - although the methods of finding somebody have changed with the wide use of the internet. This subject has been broached by authors and experts before (thought not often, I'll admit). Maybe not in as "flashy" a way - but with much more thought to the realities of these reltationships.

My Boyfriend's Back may have broad appeal. A celebrity author, cute cover, and an interesting subject are sure to strike a chord with the masses. I just wonder how many people will be encouraged to chase a fantasy that can also end in disaster.

I would have liked this book much better had it been marketed as a true love story - not as an expert guide on past loves.

~Trixie, January 2005

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