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Tiny Beautiful Things

By: Cheryl Strayed
Narrated by: Cheryl Strayed, Steve Almond (Intro)
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Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can’t pay the bills. And it can be great: you’ve had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar - the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the best-selling memoir Wild - is the person thousands turn to for advice. Tiny Beautiful Things gathers the best of "Dear Sugar" in one place and includes never-before-published columns and a new introduction by Steve Almond. Rich with humor, insight, compassion - and absolute honesty - this book is a balm for everything life throws our way.

©2013 Cheryl Strayed (P)2013 Audible Ltd

Critic reviews

"A realistic and poignant compilation of the intricacies of relationships." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"These pieces are nothing short of dynamite, the kind of remarkable, revelatory storytelling that makes young people want to become writers in the first place. Over here at the Salon offices, we're reading the columns with boxes of tissue and raised fists of solidarity, shaking our heads with awe and amusement." (Sarah Hepola, Salon)
"Charming, idiosyncratic, luminous, profane.... [Sugar] is remaking a genre that has existed, in more or less the same form, since well before Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts first put a face on the figure in 1933.... Her version of tough love ranges from hip-older-sister-loving to governess-stern. Sugar shines out amid the sea of fakeness." ( The New Republic)

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I've listened to it 6 times.

Excellent.
Strayed writes beautifully, with all the grit and grace of a truthseeker and a master storyteller. I will come back to this book many times

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A Pure Treat

This was such a refreshing book with so many pearls of wisdom. It changed my perspective about certain things and was so inspirational in a delightful way, worth every penny and every second.

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Healing for the self.

My husband died this year on the 4th January. Listening to this book has been such a comfort. It is good to remember that we are not alone in our pain and fighting for courage.

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Oh wow, what an emotional ride!

Dear Sugar,
I bought my granddaughters each a book for Christmas. When I listened to the audio edition, I laughed, cried, giggled and was totally blown away. Gee Sugar, where were you 50 years ago. I needed you. But now I can share you with my granddaughters. I will add a note. Run to the dark Sweet Peas and SHINE! .,. Grandma Jo

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Tender, brutal, truthful.

Read this book if you :
✔️Are 18, 20-; 30-; 40-; 50-; 60-; 70-something years old.
✔️Are single, in a relationship, engaged, married, divorced, widowed, waiting for a miracle.
✔️Are male, female, transgender, gender neutral, non-binary, agender, pangender, genderqueer, two-spirit, third gender, and all, none or a combination of these.
✔️Were born in Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia; or any other island known and unknown.
✔️Have children or don't, want children or don't, cannot have children or still feel like a kid yourself.

Tender, brutal, truthful. Filled with sorrow and joy, love, hurt, trauma and forgiveness.

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I wish I could write to Sugar

This book is deep, healing, thoughtful, witty, offers perspective like a seasoned therapist would, and I could listen to it over and over and probably should….

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Amazing book!

I enjoyed every single minute of it. Didn’t know she was such a great writer.

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