Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak: by Writers Famous and Obscure - Softcover

Smith, Larry; Fershleiser, Rachel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061714623 ISBN 13: 9780061714627

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2009

Synopsis

Love wounds the heart and soul . . .

From the editors of the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes another collection of terse true tales—this time simple sagas exploring the complexities of the human heart. Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak contains hundreds of personal stories about the pinnacles and pitfalls of romance. Brilliant in their brevity, these insightful slivers of passion, pain, and connection capture every shade of love and loss—six words at a time.

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Review:

“The exercise in brevity certainly inspires.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“Perfect for the American attention span...Will thrill minimalists and inspire maximalists.” (Vanity Fair)

“The brilliance is in the brevity.” (New York Post)

“Irresistibly clever.” (Chicago Tribune)

“You could spend a lifetime brainstorming.” (The New Yorker)

“The pithiest of life stories.” (O magazine)

“A perfect distraction and inspiration, and a collection that begs to be shared.” (Denver Post)

“Compulsive reading...as insightful as any 300+ page biography.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Six-word review: Buy it, keep it in bathroom.” (Philadelphia Magazine)

Synopsis:

"The New York Times" bestseller "Not Quite What I Was Planning" made six-word memoirs an international phenomenon, as people around the world shared terse true tales of parenthood, friendship, ambition, failure, haircuts, and french fries. But the most powerful six-word stories revolved around that one little feeling that keeps us all going: love. In the next book, in the "Six-Word Memoirs" series, love (and heartbreak) takes center stage. From "She kissed me and said yes" to "Love annihilated thirty year age difference," "Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak" contains the most moving slivers of joy and connection - six words at a time.Of course, love isn't always roses and poofy white dresses. It's also about regret (Never should have bought that ring), mistakes (Found true love; married someone else), and moving on (I finally threw away his toothbrush.) A browse through the brevity contained in this bittersweet collection will have you tearing up with recognition, laughter, or even pain. From absolute joy to abject agony, love is the perfect topic for the sensational six-word form. A glorious mishmash of these and myriad other voices.

It's a thousand little windows into humanity-six words at a time. Whether the results are shocking, strange, silly, or sad, they are always entertaining, often inspiring, and totally addictive.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061714623
• ISBN 13: 9780061714627
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144