Breaking Point
by Emma Darcy
★ Top 25 book of 1992 · #13 on Best Books of 1992
Tanya gave up her job and poured herself into a lavish new home for her husband Rafe. She soon realizes he values work, and his assistant, above her, and their marriage is nearing its breaking point.
Best for: Romance readers drawn to marital drama and women reclaiming their self-worth
Breaking Point is #13 on BookWard's Best Books of 1992, out of 43 1992 books that cleared our data bar.
What Breaking Point is about
Rafe knew he wanted Tanya the moment he saw her, and he proposed almost at once. She left her job without a second thought and threw herself into decorating their new home in one of Sydney's most prestigious neighbourhoods. But Rafe, it turns out, wants only a physical connection with his wife, and his attention goes to his business, and to the cool blond assistant.
Tanya is not willing to spend her life waiting for a man who rates another woman above his wife. Emma Darcy's 1992 romance takes a marriage that has reached its breaking point and asks what each of them wants, and what it will cost to say so.
Breaking Point on the Best Books of 1992
Breaking Point came out in 1992. Of the 43 books first published in 1992 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #13 on our Best Books of 1992 list.
Why it made the list: 256 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (26 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1992 list
- Wild Magic Tamora Pierce, #11
- Monster Blood Robert Lawrence Stine, #12
- Band of Brothers Stephen E. Ambrose, #14
- Diana, Her True Story Andrew Morton, #15
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 151 want to read it, 13 are reading it now and 92 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 26 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 60 | 55% |
| Reader love | 58 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 65 | 20% |
Questions about Breaking Point
When was Breaking Point published?
Breaking Point by Emma Darcy was first published in 1992.
Was Breaking Point one of the best books of 1992?
Breaking Point is #13 on BookWard's Best Books of 1992, out of 43 1992 books that cleared our data bar. 256 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (26 ratings).
Why is Breaking Point on the Best Books of 1992 list?
256 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (26 ratings).
More of the best books of 1992
- Welcome to Dead House Robert Lawrence Stine, #1
- The Secret History Donna Tartt, #2
- The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson, #3
- Snow Crash Neal Stephenson, #4
- The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan, #5
- The Artist's Way Julia Cameron, #6
See the full Best Books of 1992, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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