Bittersweet: Confessions of a Twice-Married Man
Sometimes the life we have constructed needs to fall apart before we can begin the process of making something better. After his first marriage ended, Philip Lee found himself living with his younger brother in an old fisherman's house by the sea, trying to restore some order to the wreckage of his life. It was a dark year of rain-bucket showers, blowtorch espresso, and abandoned renovation projects. They were bachelors in every sense of the word. With wit, warmth, and sensitivity, Philip Lee writes about this dark year, the struggle to rebuild his life and family and his rediscovery of love's possibilities. Lee's journey takes him from the coastlines of Eastern Canada to the cities of China and the Greek island of Naxos. Cutting to the heart of the matter, he explores how it is that we might lift ourselves up through the great work of love.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0864924631
ISBN13:9780864924636
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:Goose Lane Editions
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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Bittersweet = all sweet for the reader! A MUST read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
For anyone holding love and family as high values in their life, "Bittersweet" will move you profoundly. I find it is very rare that an author is able to tell an autobiographic tale with the level of candor, intimacy, insight, and humor with which Lee tells his story... An absolute delight to read. Lee has a unique journalistic writing style - he keeps things so simple, and easy to read, but at the same time, the reader knows they're not sifting through fluff. This is high quality prose - elegant and pure. Lee paints a picture of Canada's east coast no reader will soon forget, and all the while, his story takes us all across North America, even abroad to China and Greece... beautiful imagery throughout. True wisdom laces every page of this book, and never a drop of ego or over-self-reflection... To Philip Lee, if you're reading this, Bravo. To potential readers, buying this book is a decision you will not regret.
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