{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-heartbreak-love-gone-wrong-through-the-ages-9780452298323","title":"The Little Book of Heartbreak: Love Gone Wrong Through the Ages","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe perfect anti-valentine: a whirlwind tour through love's most crushing moments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meghan Laslocky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452298323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/19\/2012 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42992767008883,"sku":"9.78045E+12","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_584e4250-66b5-4fed-84aa-c57ae874520b.jpg?v=1744717004","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-little-book-of-heartbreak-love-gone-wrong-through-the-ages-9780452298323","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}