Bittersweet
How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
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Susan Cain
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Susan Cain
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
From the author of the international mega-seller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.
In this inspiring masterpiece, best-selling author Susan Cain shows the power of 'bittersweetness'—a tendency towards sorrow and longing, an acute awareness of passing time and a piercing joy when beholding beauty. But what are the powers of a bittersweet, melancholic outlook?, she asks. And why has our culture been so blind to its value?
Bittersweetness recognises that light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired. As Bittersweet shows, our obsession with happiness is not making us happy, healthy or whole. It's only by embracing our darker emotions—as well as the light—that we discover our deepest meaning and connection, love and joy. It can change the way we work, the way we create and the way we love—for it is the hidden source of our love stories, moonshots and masterpieces.
With over four million copies sold worldwide, Susan Cain's Quiet explored the quiet riches of the introverted half of the population. In Bittersweet, Cain employs the same mix of research, storytelling and memoir. Following a trail of centuries-old artistic and wisdom traditions as well as contemporary psychology and management research, and reflecting on the emotional shifts of recent times, Cain reveals how bittersweetness is the key to leading a full and satisfying life. Using examples ranging from music and cinema to parenting and business, she shows how understanding bittersweetness will allow us to weather life's transitions; yet, until now, its power has been hiding in plain sight.
At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways. Most of all, it shows us how to transform our personal and collective pain into creativity, transcendence and connection.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-08-24
Beautiful and meaningful
I’m probably a similar vintage as Susan and worked for years as a lawyer- not the full fit for me. I have struggled with a sense of sometimes overwhelming sadness. This book reminds me to always search for and collect the shards of life. Really inspiring and beautiful. Thank you.
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- Booklover Deb
- 08-12-22
Exquisitely beautiful
This book resonates so deeply. It is the most meaningful work I have listened to in a very long time. As a writer myself, I can only feel grateful to have found it.
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- Leigh
- 15-03-23
This book speaks to your soul
Beautifully written and narrated.
A powerful and poignant journey and one that I will return to every time my soul needs nurturing.
In fact, I’ve listened to it twice already ❤️
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- Ange
- 30-01-23
So beautiful
I enjoyed this book so much that I listened to it again directly after finishing it
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- Ditch Dweller
- 08-05-22
The importance of melancholy
This is a book on the acceptable of feelings and why being authentic is probably the answer.
A thoroughly recommendable read/listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-12-22
Excellent book
A beautiful book that touches all of us who know that life is both beautiful and terrible and that is what makes life worth living.
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- Mrs. L. Lawson
- 25-02-23
Love is what you got
As I listened to this audiobook.I believe that you’d the ability to changed who ever you are.
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- Happy Reader
- 16-06-22
Interesting Stuff
I enjoyed this - possibly more because the author read it adding poignancy and relevance
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- Ms K
- 16-01-23
Beautiful and transformative
The author points out that a melancholic disposition can be a great source of creativity and enjoyment of life, not a highway to depression. A cultural history, and a guide to understanding the roots of often undefined longing. Have bought the hardback now too, to read again and dwell on a few lines. Thank you, Susan.
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- Charlene Allison
- 10-05-23
I Shed Tears Many Times Within This Book
So many stirrings that brought me to tears, this was like a therapy session for me.
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