{"product_id":"bittersweet-how-sorrow-and-longing-make-us-whole","title":"Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9780451499783 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height-fold=\"377\" target-height=\"972.5\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"slot-header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBittersweetness 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. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you’ve ever wondered why you like sad music . . . \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . . \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you react intensely to music, art, nature, and beauty . . .\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen you probably identify with the bitter­sweet state of mind.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. 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. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42659166257318,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/8023\/products\/bittersweet.jpg?v=1762450216","url":"https:\/\/edgeofurge.life\/products\/bittersweet-how-sorrow-and-longing-make-us-whole","provider":"Edge of Urge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}