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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
ISBN
9781982114978
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Craigslist Confessional : a Collection of Secrets from Anonymous Strangers
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Helena Dea Bala
Item Length
8.4in
Publisher
Gallery Books
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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"Touching." -- The New York Times For fans of Humans of New York and PostSecret , a collection of raw, urgent, and heartfelt stories, shared anonymously. Helena Dea Bala was an exhausted and isolated DC lobbyist, suffocating under the weight of her student loan debt, when she decided to split her lunch with a man who often panhandled near her office. They chatted effortlessly as they ate; there were no half-truths or white lies, and no fear of judgment. Helena felt connected and unburdened in a way she hadn't in years. Inspired, she posted an ad on Craigslist promising to listen, anonymously and for free, to whatever the speaker felt he or she couldn't tell anyone else. Emails from people desperate to connect flooded her inbox, and she listened. Within months, Helena quit her job, deferred her loans, and dove into listening full time. The forty first-person confessions in this book are vivid, intimate, and real; they range from devastating traumas, to lost loves, to reflections on hard choices. Some accounts are quotidian, like that of one increasingly estranged husband: "I want to feel that we're not just roommates--that we're not just waiting for the kids to grow up so that we can move on." Others are deeply disconcerting, like that of a sex addict employed by a religious organization and several are heartening, like that of a mother who dares to hope that her daughter, born with life-threatening heart defects, will one day walk down the aisle: "Sometimes you need to have the audacity to believe that it will all be okay, that it is okay to have the same kinds of dreams as everyone else." In its complex portrayal of the common human experience, Craigslist Confessional challenges us to explore the depths of our vulnerability and expand the borders of our empathy.

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Publisher
Gallery Books
ISBN-10
1982114975
ISBN-13
9781982114978
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12050390334

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Author
Helena Dea Bala
Publication Name
Craigslist Confessional : a Collection of Secrets from Anonymous Strangers
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz

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Reviews
"An auspicious debut... Fans of Chicken Soup for the Sou l or Humans of New York will want to take a look." -- Publishers Weekly, "Helena Bala has tapped into a rich vein of human stories by opening her heart and mind to strangers who want to share their essential truth with others. She helps them share the secrets that have lurked in their lives, waiting to be released." --Scott Simon , host of NPR's Weekend Edition, "Infidelity, addiction, loss, corruption, the search for unconditional love--reading these carefully, empathetically crafted monologues reveals how suffering is something we all have in common. Each tragedy or triumph is unique, but the intensity of feeling is not. Perfect for fans of Humans of New York and Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things ." -- Booklist, "A personal pastime became a public obsession ... Bala deftly captures these diverse voices--some gloomy, others hopeful--resulting in lively, empathetic biographical tableaux ... A book that focuses appealingly on the visceral complexities of our private lives." -- Kirkus, "A 21st century Studs Terkel, Bala shows that documenting ordinary people's lives is nothing short of extraordinary. These heart rending stories are of desire and deception, love and loss, and finding connection in unexpected places. A treasury of unsentimental, authentic hope." --Elizabeth Greenwood , author of Playing Dead
Topic
Communication Studies, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Personal Memoirs, Interpersonal Relations
Intended Audience
Trade
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Family & Relationships, Psychology, Language Arts & Disciplines

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