The Double Breakup

A heartfelt coming-of-age novel about first love, devastating loss, and discovering the friendships that truly shape our lives.

Elizabeth Smith returns to college expecting another year of classes, mock trial competitions, and time with her closest friends. Instead, she unexpectedly finds her first serious romance with fellow student Dean Wilson. As their relationship grows, Liz begins imagining a future she never thought possible. But when heartbreak shatters those dreams, she finds herself struggling with depression and questioning whether life will ever feel whole again. Through unexpected friendships, personal growth, and the quiet courage to keep moving forward one day at a time, Liz discovers that healing rarely happens the way we expect-and that sometimes the people who become our family are the ones we never saw coming.

Set against the backdrop of college life in the early 2000s, The Double Breakup is an uplifting novel about resilience, hope, friendship, and learning that no single chapter defines an entire life.

Sarah Fischer Pointer is an attorney and author living in Southwest Florida. She writes stories that blend compassion, resilience, and hope, drawing inspiration from both history and her own life experiences. The Double Breakup was inspired by her college years and the friendships that have remained a treasured part of her life for more than twenty years. Through her writing, she hopes to remind readers that even life's most difficult chapters can lead to unexpected strength and lasting joy. When she's not writing, Sarah enjoys reading, traveling, and cheering on the people she loves.