It’s a silly question indeed: how can it be easy to forget the one you loved and considered yours yesterday who has suddenly become a complete stranger today? Time heals, they say. And we say that the best books to read after a breakup can help you much more than simply waiting for the moment when the pain finally goes away. Books have the power to heal. When you choose the best books to read during some difficult moments of your life, you may be surprised how much easier it becomes to overcome these difficulties. Books give you advice; they share knowledge and experience with you. They do not judge, they talk to you, and they help you cope with unrequited love and find inner peace. It’s you who decides which book will become your friend. When it comes to a breakup, you need someone to support you, to tell you that everything’s going to be okay, to share their personal stories and let you know that you are not alone with your pain. Moreover, you need someone who will shake and inspire you, instill optimism and explain that a breakup is not the end of your life; rather, it is a new beginning. Books are silent. They help us write, study, and live.They do not interrupt you; they do not impose their views. They just whisper stories, and you become slowly healed and reborn to a new life without noticing it. Here they are: the 15 best books to read when you go through a breakup.
1. Stag’s Leap: Poems by Sharon Olds
2. Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
3. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
4. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
5. Under the Wild and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan
6. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
7. You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz
8. How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley
9. Him, Her, Him Again, The End of Him by Patricia Marx
10. Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak by Larry Smith
11. What Was I Thinking: 58 Bad Boyfriend Stories by Barbara Davilman
12. Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
13. Split: A Memoir of Divorce by Suzanne Finnamore
14. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
15. This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
Remember: a breakup is not the end of your life, even if it is difficult to believe and accept this fact at first. Your new love is waiting for you somewhere already; so, get ready and open up your heart and mind while reading the above-mentioned books that will help you get through your ended relationship. Featured photo credit: I Dont Want A Broken Heart/Nawal Al-Mashouq via flickr.com
