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Thorina Rose
Publisher: Grand Central
Publishing Pub.
Pub. Date: April 2 2008
176pp
Book Room Review
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The Heartbreak Diet is an
illustrated novel. To be honest, I
haven’t expanded my reading horizons to include graphic novels. I have read wonderful reviews of them but I
just felt they weren’t for me. After
reading this one though, I have changed my mind.
I received the The Heartbreak
Diet in the mail last week and read it in an hour. It is a memoir about the author, Thorina Rose,
and her experience with divorce. Thorina
is married with two children when she finds out her husband’s new found
interest in jogging is much more than exercise.
He is having an affair with the younger, prettier woman he jogs
with. Each chapter begins with Words of
Wise Women beginning with Gloria Steinem through Dolly Parton. One chapter hilariously has Thorina inviting
over the other woman to discuss her expectations. I also loved the illustrations which the very
talented author drew herself. You may
think this is a light hearted look at infidelity but behind the humor lies a
touching look at how Thorina survived this terrible time in her life and came
into her own. I highly recommend this
touching book.
About the Author
Thorina Rose is a San Francisco-based
artist whose work has been featured in the books Office Kama Sutra and Lovers'
Yoga, as well as Travel & Leisure and numerous other
publications.
Book Room Grade
B
Review Posted: June 23, 2008
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