{"product_id":"9781627792868","title":"It Ended Badly : Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIt Ended Badly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jennifer Wright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of heartbreak-replete with beheadings, uprisings, creepy sex dolls, and celebrity gossip-and its disastrously bad consequences throughout time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning eras and cultures from ancient Rome to medieval England to 1950s Hollywood, Jennifer Wright's \u003ci\u003eIt Ended Badly\u003c\/i\u003e guides you through the worst of the worst in historically bad breakups. In the throes of heartbreak, Emperor Nero had just about everyone he ever loved-from his old tutor to most of his friends-put to death. Oscar Wilde's lover, \u003ci\u003ewhom he went to jail for\u003c\/i\u003e, abandoned him when faced with being cut off financially from his wealthy family and wrote several self-serving books denying the entire affair. And poor volatile Caroline Lamb sent Lord Byron one hell of a torch letter and enclosed a bloody lock of her own pubic hair. Your obsessive social media stalking of your ex isn't looking so bad now, is it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a wry wit and considerable empathy, Wright digs deep into the archives to bring these thirteen terrible breakups to life. She educates, entertains, and really puts your own bad breakup conduct into perspective. \u003ci\u003eIt Ended Badly\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who's ever loved and lost and maybe sent one too many ill-considered late-night emails to their ex, reminding us that no matter how badly we've behaved, no one is as bad as Henry VIII.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wright combines a deep knowledge of her subjects with an abiding love for their depravity; she chronicles their breakups with a wit as sharp as a guillotine's blade.\"—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The tone—intimate, whimsical, smart, and silly at once—continues through two millennia of stories of love lost and found... Wright dishes dirt on all of them...with the gleeful irreverence of your wittiest friend recapping a particularly juicy episode of reality television.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Immensely entertaining... If you’ve gone through a breakup, stock up on Haagen-Daz, block your ex’s number, get drunk with your friends and buy this book.\"—\u003ci\u003eBUST\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThis is balm for the brokenhearted: we are laughing! We are learning!...Above all, \u003ci\u003eIt Ended Badly \u003c\/i\u003eoffers hope: for the late-night drunk texters, the doughnut smashers, and everyone else currently exhibiting bad breakup behavior.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Although the 13 stories feature heartbreaking and horrific tales, Wright leaves the reader with positive and hopeful thoughts on love... The writing fits right in with the work of comedian authors Tina Fey and Chelsea Handler.\"—Library Journal (\u003ci\u003estarred review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delightful... funny, irreverent... The book teaches even as it  entertains, and applies modern psychology to the behavior of its  subjects, providing both amusements and consolation to people likely in  need of both.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When it comes to love and desire, conquest is thrilling, revenge is  delicious, but does anything really satisfy like schadenfreude? Here,  have a heaping plate of it, courtesy of the wittiest writer on the beat.” —\u003ci\u003eBen Ryder Howe, author of My Korean Deli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I took\u003ci\u003e It Ended Badly\u003c\/i\u003e and a bottle of wine to the couch, and I didn't get up until both were finished.” —\u003ci\u003eAlexis Coe, author of Alice+Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“From Nero's narcissism to Oscar Wilde's heartbreak to Debbie Reynolds drama with Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Wright provides an illuminating chronicle of love, heartbreak and everything in-between. It's a must-read for anyone who loves history or a good story, especially when accompanied with a pint of ice cream and romantic angst. And unlike the tumultuous relationships she covers in these pages, you'll be sad when \u003ci\u003eIt Ended Badly\u003c\/i\u003e is over.” —\u003ci\u003eMary Pilon, author of The New York Times bestselling The Monopolists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Heartbroken?  Jennifer Wright has the antidote. A compassionate, dishy,  and very  funny tour of the unbelievable but true antics of the world's  most  legendary exes, \u003ci\u003eIt Ended Badly\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect break up cure. You will cry until you laugh.” —\u003ci\u003eIris Smyles, author of Iris Has Free Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This fantastic book will make you feel so much better about your break ups!” —\u003ci\u003eDanny Strong, creator, writer, and director of TV's Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781627792868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Henry Holt and Co.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40595874873550,"sku":"9781627792868","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2b4579e1-7e78-46a0-a8c1-318397027247.jpg?v=1637842916","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781627792868","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}