{"product_id":"how-to-be-loved-a-memoir-of-lifesaving-friendship-paperback","title":"How to Be Loved: A Memoir of Lifesaving Friendship - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEva Hagberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA luminous memoir about how friendship saved one woman's life, for anyone who has loved a friend who was sick, grieving, or lost--and for anyone who has struggled to seek or accept help\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eva Hagberg spent her lonely youth looking everywhere for connection: drugs, alcohol, therapists, boyfriends, girlfriends. Sometimes she found it, but always temporarily. Then, at age thirty, an undiscovered mass in her brain ruptured. So did her life. A brain surgery marked only the beginning of a long journey, and when her illness hit a critical stage, it forced her to finally admit the long-suppressed truth: she was vulnerable, she needed help, and she longed to grow. She needed true friendship for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Be Loved\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of how an isolated person's life was ripped apart only to be gently stitched back together through friendship, and the recovery--of many stripes--that came along the way. It explores the isolation so many of us feel despite living in an age of constant connectivity; how our ambitions sometimes pull us apart more than bring us together; and how a simple doughnut, delivered by a caring soul, can become the essence of what makes a life valuable. With gorgeous prose shot through with empathy, pain, fear, and the secret truths inside all of us, Eva writes about the friends who taught her to grow up and open her heart--and how the relentlessness of suffering can give rise to the greatest joy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEVA HAGBERG's writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eT: The New York Times Style Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWallpaper*\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDwell\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467867406589,"sku":"9780358108566","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/WjR0WHFLbjkzbCt3Z1dJUWRnUURFZz09.webp?v=1777281241","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/how-to-be-loved-a-memoir-of-lifesaving-friendship-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}