Bittersweet
- Author Susan Cain
- Narrator Susan Cain
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Run Time 7 hours and 35 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Coping with death and bereavement, Sociology: death and dying.
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEGASELLER QUIET: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS IN A WORLD THAT CAN'T STOP TALKING
In this inspiring masterpiece, bestselling author Susan Cain shows the power of "bittersweetness" - a tendency toward 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 recognizes 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 4 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.
© Susan Cain 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Critics Review
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I’ll place Bittersweet in the hands of all my feely, achy, beautiful friends
Glennon Doyle, author of #1 NYT bestseller Untamed -
Susan Cain’s Bittersweet grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go
Brené Brown, author of the NYT bestseller Atlas of the Heart -
This is the rare book that doesn’t just open your eyes – it touches your heart and sings to your soul
Adam Grant, #1 NYT bestselling author of Think Again -
This book is an absolute triumph: it’s for anyone who has ever really lived, loved, or lost
Greg McKeown, author of NYT bestsellers Effortless and Essentialism -
An amazing and profound book . . . every single person should read it
Johann Hari, bestselling author of Stolen Focus -
I can’t get Quiet out of my head. It is an important book – so persuasive and timely and heartfelt it should inevitably effect change in schools and offices
Jon Ronson on 'Quiet'
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