{"title":"Jessie Stephens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessie Stephens\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts deeply moving memoirs that explore the complexities of love, loss, and personal growth. Her writing is marked by an intimate, candid style that invites readers into the most heartfelt moments of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn titles such as \u003cem\u003eHeartsick\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephens offers a poignant reflection on emotional resilience and the human capacity to endure. Her work resonates with anyone drawn to honest, thought-provoking biography and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heartsick-by-jessie-stephens-9781760988104","title":"Heartsick","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeartsick\u003c\/em\u003e is thought-provoking, highly original, and beautifully nuanced. Jessie Stephens' journalistic skill shines as she weaves together true stories with a narrative as compelling as any novel. \u003cspan\u003e– Jane Harper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Heartbreak does not seem to be a brand of grief we respect. And so we are left in the middle of the ocean, floating in a dinghy with no anchor, while the world waits for us to be okay again.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClaire has returned from London to the dust and familiarity of her childhood home, only to realise something is wrong with her partner Maggie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePatrick is a lonely uni student, until he meets Caitlin - but does she feel as connected as he does?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAna is happily married with three children. 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But, of course, just once is more than enough for anyone. Dive in, soak up every word, and remember what it felt like to ache with the glorious sick.' – Trent Dalton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Full of empathy and grippingly told, this is a book for anyone who has suffered a broken heart. Jessie Stephens perfectly captures the thrill of love, as well as the agony that sometimes follows. You'll care desperately for all these people, in all their damage and hope.' – Richard Glover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This book is a delight. Stephens has written a compulsive, utterly endearing thing about that most human of struggles: heartache. It is Sally Rooney's \u003cem\u003eNormal People\u003c\/em\u003e meets Louis Theroux. What \u003cem\u003eHeartsick\u003c\/em\u003e does for us all, because its core is universal, is reveal the true nature of love in astonishing detail. The precision will grip you. Stephens shows us, too, that we are not alone. 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