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From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow , a joyful celebration of love "Love is our only hope," Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. "It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks." In Thoughts on Love , Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. "Love just won't be pinned down," she says. "It is in our very atmosphere" and lies at the heart of who we are. We are, Lamott says, creatures of love. In each chapter of Somehow , Lamott refracts all the colors of the spectrum. She explores the unexpected love for a partner later in life. The bruised (and bruising) love for a child who disappoints, even frightens. The sustaining love among a group of sinners, for a community in transition, in the wider world. The lessons she underscores are that love enlightens as it educates, comforts as it energizes, sustains as it surprises. Somehow is Anne Lamott's twentieth book, and in it she draws from her own life and experience to delineate the intimate and elemental ways that love buttresses us in the face of despair as it galvanizes us to believe that tomorrow will be better than today. Full of the compassion and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, Somehow is classic Anne funny, warm, and wise.
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"Lamott newbies will find this a kind view of loving oneself and others despite our collective imperfections."
"Lamott's homespun homilies, patchworks of common wisdom and slogans like 'one day at a time' might sound basic, but her boatload of self-awareness is genuine, and her dedication to craft elevates the writing from self-help journal to a companionable reader."
"But however familiar the platitudes, few will disagree with the commencement-worthy reminders."
"But pass it on, too, to people who may not even realize that they are searching for ways to connect with and love others."
"A topic that might feel trite in the hands of a lesser writer takes on fresh meaning in Lamott's, thanks to her ability to distill complex truths with a deceptive lightness."
"Slim as it is, Somehow is flabby and sometimes cringey ..."
"At times, Somehow made me huffy about — by which I mean envious of — Lamott's gift for writing powerfully, deeply, often radically, while appealing to, well, everyone ..."
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