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Tiny Beautiful Things

Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

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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 Relationships Witty Funny

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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Most relevant  
I read this as I entered into my 30th year on this Earth. I’d just broken up with my partner of 2 1/2 years, Moved back in with my parents, with no money and a head full of lead. Your book, Sugar, was my salve. This potion of people, who generously and bravely contributed their anecdotes and your honest, sage advice answered questions I didn’t even know I had. It’s like therapy but personable. I feel like you’re right in the room with me. Thank you for your radical acceptance, it’s refreshing.

Very sweet, very sweet, very sweet.

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Listening to this book is like being held gently and firmly in the capable, practical, tender hands of Dear Sugar.

Clear-eyed, generous, tough and true.

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So much truth and wisdom. Shines much light on important matters of the heart, love and life. Deep gratitude to the author and those brave enough to ask the questions.
Thank you !

Loved it and sorted out heaps of things for me

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Thank you Cheryl Strayed. You help me feel ok to be me. Your insights into what matters and the way you relate it in stories lights a way for me to be better. The time, effort and love you pour into this work, your writing, and to life is such a gift I am truly grateful for.

Deeply Thoughtful and Relatable

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This book has touched me in a place I never knew existed.
A must read for anyone, of any age or gender

I feel changed

Life Changing

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This was a nice listen - some deep storyline’s and a few light hearted ones. The narration was really good - nothing worse than good books read by horrible voices ! This narrator had super clear pronounciations and lovely tone

Lovely listen

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This book filled my heart and lightened my soul. Sugar’s advice is well written and real. I have listened to this book multiple times, especially when I am feeling lost in a cold busy world.

it’s like a loving friend

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Nearly every story I listened to I could resonant with on some level, or have had friends who have suffered from addiction and hearing another person's perspective. I absolutely loved it. definitely worth the listen. 5 out of 5 story telling.

Excellent story telling

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I could not stop listening. I loved this book. No doubt it will stay with me for some time.

A delight

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This is a book to be heard not read. Superb, wise, the voice of God talking through a brave soul. I hear Strayed's advice now ring through my own dilemmas without having to consult her directly. A gift.

A thousand gifts

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