Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain (Paperback)

In Bittersweet, Susan Cain, author of Quiet, explores a state of mind marked by longing, a touch of melancholy and a keen awareness that loss runs through every life. She argues that this outlook is not a weakness but a source of creativity, connection and love.

Drawing on music, film, parenting, business, her own experience and recent research, Cain shows how accepting our losses can make us more fully human. It is a consoling, thoughtful read for anyone facing grief, change or a sense of yearning.

• Big idea: sorrow and joy are linked, not opposites
• Wide-ranging: love, death, creativity, work and life transitions
• Research-led: science blended with personal story
• From the author of Quiet: the same clear, humane style

Details

• Author: Susan Cain
• Publisher: Viking
• Published: May 2022
• Format: Trade paperback, 352 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780241300688