Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir

Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir
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"No other book entangles romance and grief in such an urgent and beautiful way. TrÃ© Miller RodrÃguez writes as she lives: with breathless poise, unmatched style, and fierce bravery." --Â 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, TrÃ© 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 TrÃ©'s life. The sum of these milestones is aÂ nonfiction book that is equal parts inspiring, irreverent, and heart-rending.Â
In sharply immediate prose, TrÃ© 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 a ritual of spreading him in bodies of water. By traveling to Bucket List destinations like Brazil and Cuba, TrÃ© discovers a grief strategy for her roughest days.
Alberto's death ultimately becomes a portal through which TrÃ© 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.
Country USA
Brand She Writes Press
Manufacturer She Writes Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-03-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781938314209

Country	USA
Brand	She Writes Press
Manufacturer	She Writes Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2013-03-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781938314209

Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir

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