This Too Shall Pass by Milena Busquets
***Selected by Glamour Top 10 Books of the Year*** A lively, sexy, honest, and moving novel set on the idyllic Spanish coast, about a woman facing life in her forties Blanca is forty years old and motherless. Shocked at the unexpected loss of the most important person in her life, she suddenly realises that she has no idea what her future will look like. To deal with her dizzying grief and confusion, Blanca turns to sex, her dearest friends, her closest family, and a change of scenery. Leaving Barcelona behind, she returns to her mother’s former home in Cadaqués on the coast, accompanied by her two sons, two ex-husbands, and two best friends, with plans to meet her married lover. Though she is haunted by both the past and the present, Blanca embarks on a new sort of journey alongside those she loves most, one of resilience and hope, teaching her to live on with the knowledge that even the most devastating pain will eventually subside. Wryly funny, wistfully romantic, grief-stricken, and raw, This Too Shall Pass is at once an unforgettable meditation on loss and on love, and a timeless story of what it means to find a way forward and to truly, happily live on one’s own terms.
"Should be the hit of the summerCouldn't stop. Fun, raw, sexy, true." * Matt Haig *
"A beautiful novel about life, death, love and sex. This Too Shall Pass is a funny, sexy, fiercely clever novel that takes us into the heart of what it means to love and how we must try to find a way to live even when we are brought low by grief." -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * The Pool *
"Like a day at the beach - a European beach, with cigarettes and espresso - this novel lingers in the mind well after it is over, reminding us of the intimacy between pleasure and loss" * New York Times Book Review *
"Unforgettable" * Marie Claire *
"Funny, philosphical and a delight to read." * Stylist *
"Spanish literature has found its phenomenon" * Le Figaro Littéraire (France) *
"Full of subtle wisdom" -- Carmen Posadas * Harper's Bazaar *
"[A] summery, sexy, cool debut novel…light, profound, sensual, unmistakably European: this may be the only book about grief to feel like a vacation." * Kirkus Review, *Starred* *
"Busquets has a compelling, original voice. [She] is a brilliant showstopper – just as you're laughing at Blanca's breezy sarcasm, her expletive-infested brio, she catches your throat with a thought so disarmingly sad it turns the room grey. The worst thing about the death of a mother, she says, is not that you won't ever see her face again but you will never again be seen through her eyes. Therein lies the true loneliness of losing a parent!" * Big Issue *
"Funny, raw, honest." * Psychologies *
"Crammed full of startling insight…it is heartbreaking while magically providing light, summery escapism." -- Antonia Charlesworth * Big Issue in the North *
"Seductive... Busquets has a compelling, original voice. [She] is a brilliant showstopper." * Big Issue *
"Lived-in emotional truth… Deeply convincing, unconventional passage through pain." -- John Williams * New York Times *
"Both poignant and funny, an astute exploration of the inevitable sea [of] change that comes with losing a parent." * People Magazine *
"This Too Shall Pass feel like the ideal beach book." -- Blaire Rose * Nudge *
"It drew me in and I quite enjoyed it in the end. Despite dealing with grief, it’s quite light-hearted but also shows some real insight into how the death of a parent can effect you." -- Maddy Broome * Nudge *
"A poignant, sometimes stark exploration of female grief." * Glamour, Book of the Year *
"A beautiful novel about life, death, love and sex. This Too Shall Pass is a funny, sexy, fiercely clever novel that takes us into the heart of what it means to love and how we must try to find a way to live even when we are brought low by grief." -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * The Pool *
"Like a day at the beach - a European beach, with cigarettes and espresso - this novel lingers in the mind well after it is over, reminding us of the intimacy between pleasure and loss" * New York Times Book Review *
"Unforgettable" * Marie Claire *
"Funny, philosphical and a delight to read." * Stylist *
"Spanish literature has found its phenomenon" * Le Figaro Littéraire (France) *
"Full of subtle wisdom" -- Carmen Posadas * Harper's Bazaar *
"[A] summery, sexy, cool debut novel…light, profound, sensual, unmistakably European: this may be the only book about grief to feel like a vacation." * Kirkus Review, *Starred* *
"Busquets has a compelling, original voice. [She] is a brilliant showstopper – just as you're laughing at Blanca's breezy sarcasm, her expletive-infested brio, she catches your throat with a thought so disarmingly sad it turns the room grey. The worst thing about the death of a mother, she says, is not that you won't ever see her face again but you will never again be seen through her eyes. Therein lies the true loneliness of losing a parent!" * Big Issue *
"Funny, raw, honest." * Psychologies *
"Crammed full of startling insight…it is heartbreaking while magically providing light, summery escapism." -- Antonia Charlesworth * Big Issue in the North *
"Seductive... Busquets has a compelling, original voice. [She] is a brilliant showstopper." * Big Issue *
"Lived-in emotional truth… Deeply convincing, unconventional passage through pain." -- John Williams * New York Times *
"Both poignant and funny, an astute exploration of the inevitable sea [of] change that comes with losing a parent." * People Magazine *
"This Too Shall Pass feel like the ideal beach book." -- Blaire Rose * Nudge *
"It drew me in and I quite enjoyed it in the end. Despite dealing with grief, it’s quite light-hearted but also shows some real insight into how the death of a parent can effect you." -- Maddy Broome * Nudge *
"A poignant, sometimes stark exploration of female grief." * Glamour, Book of the Year *
Milena Busquets was born in Barcelona where she attended the Lycée Français de Barcelone. She obtained a degree in archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, began work in publishing, and has since founded her own publishing house. She currently works as a journalist and as a translator.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910701072 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910701076 |
| Title | This Too Shall Pass |
| Author | Milena Busquets |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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