Bittersweet: How to Turn Sorrow Into Creativity, Beauty and Love

Susan Cain explores the power of a bittersweet outlook, which can lead to creativity and connection, in her book "Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole". She highlights the ideas of artists, writers, and thinkers and her own quest for answers, shifting our understanding of life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Amazing and profound . . . every single person should read it Johann Hari
Moving and eloquent Sunday Times
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 and genre-bending work, Susan Cain - author of the international bestseller Quiet - shows us the power of a bittersweet outlook: the overlooked tendency to states of longing and poignancy, and a 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 by recognising this we can find the true path to creativity and connection. 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 fundamentally shifts our understanding of life by teaching us how to turn sorrow into an enriching superpower.
Susan Cain's book explores the power of a bittersweet outlook, which she argues is an overlooked tendency to states of longing and poignancy. She argues that by embracing the bittersweet, we can find the true path to creativity and connection. Cain brings 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. She fundamentally shifts our understanding of life by teaching us how to turn sorrow into an enriching superpower.
The book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the power of a bittersweet outlook and how it can help us find joy and meaning in life. It is a powerful and inspiring work that will leave you feeling more connected to the world and to yourself.

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 126 x 197 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241300671