{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-heartbreak-isbn-9780452298323","title":"The Little Book of Heartbreak","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe perfect anti-valentine: a whirlwind tour through love’s most crushing moments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What’s the best way to mend a broken heart? Forget ice cream, wine, and sappy movies. Journalist Meghan Laslocky advises: Read through the pain. From forbidden love in 12th century Paris to the art of crafting the perfect “I’m over you” mix, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Heartbreak\u003c\/i\u003e is a quirky exploration of all things lovelorn, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • How serial cheater Ernest Hemingway stole his wife’s job just as their marriage was collapsing\u003cbr\u003e • Kinky spells cast by lovesick men in ancient Greece\u003cbr\u003e • Painter Oscar Kokoschka’s attempt to get over an ex by creating (and having liaisons with!) her life-size replica\u003cbr\u003e • Brooding crooner Morrissey’s personal creed about how romantic love is useless\u003cbr\u003e • The surprising science behind heartbreak and love addiction\u003cbr\u003e • The connection between World War II and what you talk about with your therapist\u003cbr\u003e • Insights into the tricky chemistry of monogamy and infidelity, courtesy of tiny rodents\u003cbr\u003e• And other lessons learned from ill-fated romances, lovers’ quarrels, and hell-hath-no-fury spats throughout the ages\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featuring anecdotes from history, literature, culture, art and music, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Heartbreak\u003c\/i\u003e shares the entertaining, empowering and occasionally absurd things that happen when love is on its last legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\"A hilarious salve for the lovesick.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Informative, funny, and comforting...a highbrow take on broken hearts that inadvertently goes a long way to curing [one.]\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Lively with a sassy, wry style...a fun, engaging, comprehensive romp through heartache and heartbreak.\"—\u003cb\u003eJulia Alvarez, author of \u003ci\u003eA Wedding in Haiti \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A terrifically entertaining compendium of lost love, romantic revenge, and the uniquely excruciating experience that is heartbreak.”—\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Morrison, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoga Bitch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Fascinating and revelatory delvings into love and loss... \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Heartbreak\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a book for the heartbroken or heartbreakers, it's for anyone who has a heart and is in any way curious about the transformative forces of love, hate, anger, and lust.\"—\u003cb\u003eStephanie V.W. Lucianovic, author of \u003ci\u003eSuffering Succotash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeghan Laslocky\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist and producer for KQED public broadcasting. She has been dumped at least a dozen times, including on her birthday. She lives with her husband and son in the Bay Area.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304281395429,"sku":"NP9780452298323","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452298323.jpg?v=1767740257","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-little-book-of-heartbreak-isbn-9780452298323","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}