“This is the most intrepid, original, and enjoyable book on love to come out of a shiksa in twenty-five hundred years. Invigorating, life-affirming, toughly argued, and deeply felt.” - Gary Shteyngart
“A fierce and lively book.... one of those rare books that could make people think about their intimate lives in a new way.” - New York Times Book Review
“A sharp new polemic.... A Vindication of Love makes an ardent and engaging case for attraction in its rawest form—where lust, emotion and the intellect converge.” - NPR
“An eloquent plea for romantic daring and idealism…A bold, high-flying polemic which sets out to do nothing less than reclaim romantic love for our times.” - Ingrid Norton, Open Letter Monthly
“An ambitious polemic. . . . A fresh reading of literary and historical figures. . . . Nehring’s paean to unconventional ecstasy is a bracing reminder of how narrow and orthodox our vision of love has become.” - Slate
“A rousing defense of imprudent ardor and romantic excess. . . . It’s difficult to deny that she’s on to something. . . . Ms. Nehring reveals (and revels in) the rich inner agonies of the love-tossed.” - Wall Street Journal
“A wild appreciation of men and women . . . who passionately and fearlessly and recklessly redefine romance. . . . The passionate creatures who refuse to play it safe and settle down now have an intelligent, like-minded advocate.” - Jessa Crispin, The Smart Set
“A fierce and lively book. . . . [Nehring] brings to life riveting stories and offers creative interpretations that, taken together, challenge current convention. . . . Nehring is writing in a previous mold, in the lost tradition of the Simone de Beauvoirs and Mary Wollstonecrafts that existed before the clotted irony, the obligatory, cool self-mockery, the endlessly indulgent self-deflation so popular today. . . . This is one of those rare books that could make people think about their intimate lives in a new way.” - New York Times Book Review