Live and Let Love: Notes from Extraordinary Women on the Layers, the Laughter, and the Litter of Love isbn:9781439191354, amazon:1439191352, google:mh1_XsU6LOoC

An award-winning actress. A soldier's wife. A cancer survivor. A college student. What these women—what all of us—have in common is a need for love: to give it, to receive it, to express its many aspects. Now Andrea Buchanan, who Cosmopolitan called the "girl power guru," follows her first collection, Note to Self, with a new compilation of thought-provoking, illuminating, often poignant essays on love written by some of America's most fascinating and vibrant women. Join author and cancer survivor Kelly Corrigan, describing why her most romantic fantasy now involves sitting on the sofa opening the mail; journalist Giselle Fernandez, sharing why, even though the journey can sometimes end painfully, an adventure in love should never be passed up; Afghanistan war widow Marie Tillman on learning to open her heart again after the devastating loss of her husband, Pat; celebrity stylist Tameka Raymond on the challenges of marrying the rap star Usher in the glare of the public eye; and college student Jaclyn Katz on how her "perfect" traditional family fell apart, and her mother's brother and his partner gave her back the stability that could have been lost forever. These courageous women have portrayed their own innermost emotions and laid bare their own experiences for readers to learn from, laugh at, and lean on. Maria Bello, The most unselfish love Oritte Bendory, The chicken or the egg Anastasia Brown, Oceans apart Andrea J. Buchanan, The one that got away Andrea Cagan, Sixty and single Tamika Catchings, My first love Kelly Corrigan, The romance of making it through unscathed Jessica Cushman, The quiet room Giselle Fernandez, A love to remember Stephanie Forberg, The man who fell from the sky Nancy Himmel, Things that are possible Jennifer Hoppe-House, Waiting for Adele Tracey Jackson, "I'm so glad I didn't kill myself over what's-his-name" Jaclyn Katz, Fragmented pieces Heather Kristin, New moon Sharon Lawrence, Giving voice Brooke McMurray, The cosmic self Ashley Parker, My perfect wife Lis Peery, Chronically single Tameka Raymond, Doing just fine Anne K The correction Campbell Smith, In like Marie Tillman, Open heart Kathleen Wilhoite, "Then he smiled at me, pa rum pa pum pum" Barbara Wilson, Charlie Wilson's wife Lee Woodruff, The pang. **An award-winning actress.**__Cosmopolitan__ __Note to Self,__ Join author and cancer survivor Kelly Corrigan, describing why her most romantic fantasy now involves sitting on the sofa opening the mail; journalist Giselle Fernandez, sharing why, even though the journey can sometimes end painfully, an adventure in love should never be passed up; Afghanistan war widow Marie Tillman on learning to open her heart again after the devastating loss of her husband, Pat; celebrity stylist Tameka Raymond on the challenges of marrying the rap star Usher in the glare of the public eye; and college student Jaclyn Katz on how her "perfect" traditional family fell apart, and her mother's brother and his partner gave her back the stability that could have been lost forever. These courageous women have portrayed their own innermost emotions and laid bare their own experiences for readers to learn from, laugh at, and lean on. Presents a series of essays by famous and everyday women on the experience of love with "the one," exploring such themes as marriage, divorce, and the discovery of a real person behind illusory perceptions