{"product_id":"the-lonely-hunter-how-our-search-for-love-is-broken-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search for Love Is Broken: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAimée Lutkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen can we say we'll be single forever--and that's okay?\u003c\/i\u003e One woman questions our society's pathologizing of loneliness in this crackling, incisive blend of memoir and cultural reporting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e challenged everything I assumed about the nature of loneliness and what it means to lead an authentic life.\"--Doree Shafrir, author of \u003ci\u003eThanks for Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStartup: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne evening, thirtysomething writer Aimée Lutkin found herself at a dinner party surrounded by couples. When the conversation turned to her love life, Lutkin stated simply, \"I don't really know if I'm going to date anyone ever again. Some people are just alone forever.\" Her friends rushed to assure her that love comes when you least expect it and to make recommendations for new dating apps. But Lutkin wondered, \u003ci\u003eWhy, when there are more unmarried adults than ever before, is there so much pressure to couple up? Why does everyone treat me as though my real life won't start until I find a partner? Isn't this my real life, the one I'm living right now? Is there something wrong with me, or is there something wrong with our culture?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of the next year, Lutkin set out to answer these questions and to see if there really was some trick to escaping loneliness. She went on hundreds of dates; read the sociologists, authors, and relationship experts exploring singlehood and loneliness; dove into the wellness industrial complex; tossed it all aside to binge-watch Netflix and eat nachos; and probed the capitalist structures that make alternative family arrangements nearly impossible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChock-full of razor-sharp observations and poignant moments of vulnerability, \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring account of one woman's experience of being alone and a revealing exposé of our culture's deep biases against the uncoupled. Blazingly smart, insightful, and full of heart, this is a book for anyone determined to make, follow, and break their own rules.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAimée Lutkin\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, director, and performer from New York City, where she was born and raised. Her writing has been featured on \u003ci\u003eJezebel, Marie Claire, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e online, among other places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769389318432,"sku":"9781984855886","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/da338b0e2e9b657ba38e59534b6cc50f.webp?v=1780346821","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lonely-hunter-how-our-search-for-love-is-broken-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}