“…smart, earnest and unabashedly candid...” - Adele Walddman, New York Times “‘Mad Yearning’ is a celebration of vitality and intimacy. The in-depth sexual and emotional story of a pair of star-crossed lovers and a New York that no longer exists. By carefully examining the contours of desire, Vince Passaro traces our complicity in the destruction of what we hold most dear.” - Amazon. This is a biography of the love of two young people who travel through New York in the 70s, quoting Nietzsche and Joni Mitchell. The story begins on July 4, 1976, when students George and Anna meet on the night of America's bicentennial celebration. George instantly falls in love with the sensual, attractive Anna. But their romance is short-lived, they soon break up and each goes their own way. For the next forty years, they both still wonder what happened on the evening of their separation. After going through failed marriages, parenthood and career difficulties, George and Anna are finally reunited at the beginning of a new century.