Brilliant

the long version

Respected sociology professor Diane Cole has written the definitive book on love, in which every matter of the heart is neatly explained. The book is much a reflection of Diane's life—which spins in a smooth, perfect circle. At Diane's fortieth birthday party a beautiful young stranger named Ronnie Frost surprises her with a kiss, and the predictable story that is Diane's life is complicated when Ronnie appears in one of her classes. After Diane agrees to accept Ronnie as her teaching assistant, Diane finds her views on love challenged by her own heart, as she fights the attraction she feels for a woman half her age—a woman who is brilliant in every way… —Back cover