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Bittersweet

How to Turn Sorrow Into Creativity, Beauty and Love
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In Bittersweet by Susan Cain, the author explores the power and transformative nature of bittersweet emotions. She delves into how embracing both the joyful and sorrowful moments in life can lead to creativity, connection, and a more profound understanding of the human experience.
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Bittersweet

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From the author of the megaselling phenomenon QUIET, the no. 1 NYT bestseller on how to turn sorrow into beauty - and even joy.

Whether you long for the partner who broke up with you, or the one you dream of meeting; whether you hunger for the happy childhood you'll never have, or for the divine; whether you yearn for a lost person, an unborn child, the fountain of youth, or unconditional love - these are all manifestations of the same great ache...

In this inspiring masterpiece, Susan Cain - author of the international bestseller Quiet - shows us the power of a "bittersweet" outlook: the dramatically overlooked tendency to states of longing and poignancy, and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world. Embracing the bittersweet means understanding that light and dark, birth and death - bitter and sweet - are forever paired, and that only by recognising this can we be fully whole.

Bringing to light the ideas of artists, writers, and thinkers from all over the world, and her own quest for answers over the course of a lifetime, Susan Cain shifts our understanding of the world by teaching us how to transform pain and sorrow into creativity and love - and therefore how to turn our sadness into an enriching superpower.

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Bittersweet is highly praised for its emotional depth and profound insights. Authors such as Glennon Doyle and Brené Brown highlight its heart-grabbing nature, while others commend it for touching the soul and resonating deeply with experiences of love and loss. It's described as a triumph and essential reading for anyone who has truly experienced life's highs and lows.

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ISBN: 9780241300671

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Susan Cain is the author of the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Quiet- The Power of Introverts in A World That Can't Stop Talking. Her writing on introversion and shyness has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Oprah magazine and Psychology Today. Cain has spoken at Microsoft and Google, and has appeared on the BBC, CBS and NPR. Her work has been featured on the cover of Time, in the Daily Mail, the FT, the Atlantic, GQ, Grazia, the New Yorker, Wired, Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, USA Today, the Washington Post, CNN and Slate.com.

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