#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - Sadness is
your superpower. In her new masterpiece, the author of the bestselling
phenomenon Quiet explores the power of the bittersweet personality,
revealing a misunderstood side of mental health and creativity while
offering a roadmap to facing grief in order to live life to the
fullest.
**"Bittersweet grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go."--BRENÉ
BROWN, author of *Atlas of the Heart
"Susan Cain has described and validated my existence once
again!"--GLENNON DOYLE, author of Untamed
"The perfect cure for toxic positivity."--ADAM GRANT, author of *Think
Again
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LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD - ONE OF THE BEST
BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, Mashable
Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and
sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy
at the beauty of the world. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and
death--bitter and sweet--are forever paired.
If you've ever wondered why you like sad music . . .
If you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . .
If you react intensely to music, art, nature, and beauty . . .
Then you probably identify with the bittersweet state of mind.
With Quiet, Susan Cain urged our society to cultivate space for the
undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby revealing an
untapped power hidden in plain sight. Now she employs the same mix of
research, storytelling, and memoir to explore why we experience sorrow
and longing, and how embracing the bittersweetness at the heart of life
is the true path to creativity, connection, and transcendence.
Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps
us transcend our personal and collective pain, whether from a death or
breakup, addiction or illness. If we don't acknowledge our own
heartache, she says, we can end up inflicting it on others via abuse,
domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know--or will
know--loss and suffering, we can turn toward one another.
At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings
us together in deep and unexpected ways.
*Includes a downloadable PDF containing a Bittersweet quiz from the
book
