BITTERSWEET (OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB)

u003cbu003e#1 u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMES u003c/iu003eBESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Sadness is your superpower. In her new masterpiece, the author of the bestselling phenomenon u003ciu003eQuietu003c/iu003e explores the power of the bittersweet personality, revealing a misunderstood side of mental health and creativity while offering a roadmap to facing grief in order to live life to the fullest.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e“u003ciu003eBittersweetu003c/iu003e has the power to transform the way you see your life and the world.”—OPRAHu003cbru003e“Grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go.”—BRENÉ BROWN, author of u003ciu003eAtlas of the Heartu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e“Susan Cain has described and validated my existence once again!”—GLENNON DOYLE, author of u003ciu003eUntamedu003cbru003eu003c/iu003e“The perfect cure for toxic positivity.”—ADAM GRANT, author of u003ciu003eThink Againu003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: u003ciu003eThe Wall Street Journal, Mashableu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eBittersweetness is a tendency to states of longu00ading, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareu00adness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired. u003cbru003e u003cbru003eIf you’ve ever wondered why you like sad music . . . u003cbru003eIf you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . . u003cbru003eIf you react intensely to music, art, nature, and beauty . . .u003cbru003e u003cbru003eThen you probably identify with the bitteru00adsweet state of mind.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eWith u003ciu003eQuiet,u003c/iu003e Susan Cain urged our society to cultivate space for the undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby revealing an unu00adtapped power hidden in plain sight. Now she emu00adploys the same mix of research, storytelling, and memoir to explore why we experience sorrow and longing, and how embracing the bittersweetness at the heart of life is the true path to creativity, conu00adnection, and transcendence.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eCain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain, whether from a death or breakup, addiction or illness. If we don’t acknowledge our own heartache, she says, we can end up inflicting it on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know—or will know—loss and suffering, we can turn toward one another. u003cbru003e u003cbru003eAt a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, u003ciu003eBittersweetu003c/iu003e brings us together in deep and unexpected ways.