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Book Profile
Name - The Catastrophic History of You and Me (Goodreads)
Author - Jess Rothenberg
Genre - Contemporary
Release Date - 21st of February 2012
Available - The Book Depository
Brie's life ends at sixteen: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart - "literally." But now that she's in heaven, Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her best friend knows a secret about Jacob, the boy she loved and lost - and the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul who's been D&G (dead and gone) much longer than she? and who just might hold the key to her forever after. With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages of grief before she's ready to move on? but how do you begin again, when your heart is still in pieces?
The Insider's Scoop
Insider’s Scoop: The idea for Catastrophic History came to me during a time when I was dealing with a pretty bad broken heart of my own. (That whole can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t get out of bed, can’t stop playing sappy love songs on repeat, that kind of thing.) Writing made me feel better, especially as I was going through all the classic stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, sadness, and acceptance), and I couldn’t help thinking there might be a good story in there somewhere. Around the same time, I read an article in the Wall Street Journal all about “Broken Heart Syndrome,” and learned it really is possible to die from the cardiac stress brought about by an intense emotional loss. And since first love tends to be all the more emotional and intense, I couldn’t help but wonder: what if a teenage girl died of a broken heart? What if she had to figure out love from the Great Beyond, while the rest of the world went on without her? And voila, Catastrophic History was born!
A funny secret about the book: People often ask me if I borrow anything from real life for my stories, and the answer is sometimes! There’s actually scene in Catastrophic History where Brie washes up naked on a beach that is taken straight from my high school days. My best friends Jesse, Leah, and Chesnee convinced me to go skinny-dipping at a crowded beach the summer before senior year and a giant wave came out of nowhere and crashed me to the shore completely naked. It was such a funny and embarrassing teenage moment I couldn’t resist putting it in the book! ; )
~Giveaway~
Jess is giving away a Signed ARC + Poster of The Catastrophic History of You and Me.
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- US ONLY ( sorry!)
- Ends 16th of March
- Must be 13 or older
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I love that the idea of this book came from a time of heartbreak (and that article), because it's amazing to see something so wonderful come out of a negative time. From what I've been reading of reviews, this book is a brilliant result!
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ReplyDeleteI definitely need to read this book. It's truly amazing how you can take a huge heartbreak from losing your first love and turn it into a book. That is just inspiring. Love the skinny dipping story, that is just too funny and I bet it will be just as funny in the book.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing where your idea for the book came from. That loss of first love is the hardest, but thankfully something better usually comes along (though we never see that at the time, I know I didn't). I am fascinated by your premise and can't wait to read the book. Thanks for the awesome giveaway.
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