{"product_id":"all-the-lonely-people-conversations-on-loneliness-9781035005550","title":"All the Lonely People: Conversations on Loneliness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Empathetic, enlightening, deeply human' \u003c\/b\u003e- Michael Harris, author of \u003ci\u003eSolitude\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate portrait of loneliness, \u003ci\u003e All the Lonely People\u003c\/i\u003e sees psychologist Dr Sam Carr collect hours of conversations with people young and old, including single parents, carers, teenagers and the bereaved - all shared over countless cups of tea.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn stories of love and loss, of trauma and hope, told from care homes, living rooms, classrooms and kitchens, Carr discovers that while each of their stories is utterly unique, they are all born out of the same desire for human connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Carr interweaves these touching and powerful tales with his own personal narrative, he opens a window onto the inner lives of regular people - the forgotten, misplaced or misjudged - who all feel isolated in some way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSparking a profound conversation about a universal emotion, which may simply be an inevitable part of life in an increasingly disjointed world, he questions what we can do to build stronger human relationships, and to be a part of something bigger than ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Sam Carr is a psychologist and social scientist with the Department of Education and Centre for Death and Society at the University of Bath. He was the director of The Loneliness Project, a partnership between the University of Bath and Guild Living (a later-living retirement community provider). He has written extensively in the media about his research and has spoken about it on local and national radio, as well as being an academic expert on various television documentaries. Sam lives in rural Wiltshire with his son and their cat. \u003ci\u003eAll the Lonely People \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720991015186,"sku":"9781035005550","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ab4ec16-2d41-4c47-aad8-d2d5f1bbaba8.jpg?v=1762944962","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-the-lonely-people-conversations-on-loneliness-9781035005550","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}