Edited by Mary D. Esselman and Elizabeth Ash Vélez
Sure, you could fill his shampoo bottle with Nair after he dumps you, but why be petty when you can commiserate with poets like Elizabeth Bishop? Guiding their lovelorn sisters through eight stages of recovery, from Rage to Moving On, the editors (Vélez is an occasional PEOPLE contributor) of this witty, wise anthology of 74 poems don't promise bliss, but you'll agree with Dorothy Parker's famous "Resume" that life ain't so bad sans the cad: "Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live." (Warner, $14.95)
Bottom Line: Do-it-yourself heart surgery
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