George & Lizzie by Nancy Pearl

Lizzie is the only child of two revered psychologist professors who treat her more like their own science experiment than their child so it is no wonder that she is an emotional mess. A high school dare gone awry and a lost "love of her life", Lizzie meets George and falls in love...almost. While the noble, stable and completely normal George fights to win her undying love and cure Lizzie's profound sadness, Lizzie meanwhile searches endlessly for the one that got away. She envelops George's family who do their best to give her the family life she never had and tries to keep the demons at bay. A wonderful love story with real people who live in that same screwed up space we all do, dealing with the same issues we all face. George and Lizzie will make you cry, sigh and laugh and we could all do with more of that.