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Synopsis
“No other book entangles romance and grief in such an urgent and beautiful way. Tré Miller Rodríguez writes as she lives: with breathless poise, unmatched style, and fierce bravery.” (Claire Bidwell Smith, author of The Rules of Inheritance) “Splitting the Difference is a story of love and loss told with flair, ballsy bravado and unflinching honesty.” — Susan Shapiro, author of “5 Men Who Broke My Heart” At 18, Tré gave her newborn daughter up for adoption. At 19, her only sibling was killed in a car crash. At 34, her husband died of a sudden heart attack. But at 36, her teenage daughter found her on Facebook and began to reshape the course of Tré’s life. The sum of these milestones is Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir, the nonfiction book that is equal parts inspiring, irreverent, and heart-rending. Through sharply immediate prose, Tré unpacks her experience as a young widow in New York City: the “dumb sh*% people say”; the “brave face” she wears to work and social events; and the lack of solace in one-night stands. Her perspective only begins shifting when she spontaneously brings Alberto’s ashes on a trip, which sets into motion her ritual of spreading him in bodies of water. By traveling to Bucket List destinations like Brazil and Cuba, Tré discovers a grief strategy for facing her roughest days. Alberto’s death ultimately becomes a portal through which Tré views her past and embraces her future: she quits her corporate job, explores Alberto’s homeland of Cuba, and joyfully reunites with her biological daughter in North Carolina. A deeply moving narrative, Splitting the Difference is written with the “raw-thenticity” of a woman transformed by heartbreak and inspired by love’s legacy.
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Review
"Rodriguez's memoir tells the frenetic story of a woman turning grief into courage She lays her experiences bare in cathartic prose at once touching and shockingly stark As she parses buried emotional turmoil, Rodriguez convalesces on the page the prose itself loosens, particularly during the stirring moment of reconnection with her daughter." -- Publishers Weekly "Publishers Weekly, May 17, 2013"
"No other book entangles romance and grief in such an urgent and beautiful way. Tre Miller
Rodriguez writes as she lives: with breathless poise, unmatched style and fi erce bravery."
-- CLAIRE BIDWELL SMITH, author of "The"" Rules of Inheritance"
"Splitting the Difference is a story of love and loss told with flair, ballsy bravado and
unflinching honesty."
-- SUSAN SHAPIRO, author of "5 Men Who Broke My Heart"
No other book entangles romance and grief in such an urgent and beautiful way. Tre Miller Rodriguez writes as she lives: with breathless poise, unmatched style and fierce bravery.
--Claire Bidwell Smith, author of "The Rules of Inheritance"
"Splitting the Difference" is a story of love and loss told with flair, ballsy bravado and unflinching honesty.
--Susan Shapiro, author of "5 Men Who Broke My Heart""
Story of a woman turning grief into courage...Blogospheric immediacy charges the book's pages. At once touching and shockingly stark...Gripping, real. --Publishers Weekly
No other book entangles romance and grief in such an urgent and beautiful way. Tre Miller Rodriguez writes as she lives: with breathless poise, unmatched style and fierce bravery.
--Claire Bidwell Smith, author of "The Rules of Inheritance"
"Splitting the Difference" is a story of love and loss told with flair, ballsy bravado and unflinching honesty.
--Susan Shapiro, author of "5 Men Who Broke My Heart""
About the Author
Tre Miller Rodriguez was born in California and lives in New York City. An award-winning copywriter and UC Berkeley graduate, her essays have appeared in "Manhattan Magazine," and on The Daily Beast and WhiteElephantInTheRoom.com. This is her first book.
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