{"product_id":"9780241300664","title":"Bittersweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003ci\u003eQUIET: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS IN A WORLD THAT CAN'T STOP TALKING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her inspiring new masterpiece, the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eauthor of the bestselling phenomenon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuiet \u003c\/i\u003edescribes her powerful quest to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eunderstand how love, loss and sorrow \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emake us whole - revealing the power \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof a bittersweet outlook on life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBittersweetness is a tendency towards 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you seek out beauty in your everyday life . . .\u003cbr\u003eIf you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . .\u003cbr\u003eIf you react intensely to music, art and nature . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen you probably identify with the bittersweet state of mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eQuiet\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003cbr\u003eand memoir to explore how embracing the bittersweetness at the heart of life is the true path to creativity and connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCain shows movingly how a bittersweet state of mind - though we've been blind to its value - is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. It can change the way we live, the way we work and the way we love. If we realize that all humans know - or will know - loss and suffering, we can turn towards one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBittersweet \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebrings us together in deep and unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cain, Susan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56677040783746,"sku":"9780241300664","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9780241300664.jpg?v=1779986205","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780241300664","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}