A perfect antidote to toxic positivity – a touching, deeply felt and beautifully written look at the human condition, by the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (which brought relief to several of us in 2012…).
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978024130066421/04/2022
Categories: 07. Spring Books 2022: Ideas & Culture, Science, Spring Books 2022
Tag: Psychology & Medicine
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JS has made a profession of listening and thinking. This should be as good as her 'Grief Works' a couple of years ago.

