What's the best way to mend a broken heart? Forget ice cream, wine, and sappy movies. Journalist Meghan Laslocky advises: Read through the pain. From forbidden love in 12th century Paris to the art of crafting the perfect "I'm over you" mix, The Little Book of Heartbreak is a quirky exploration of all things lovelorn, including:

- How serial cheater Ernest Hemingway stole his wife's job just as their marriage was collapsing
- Kinky spells cast by lovesick men in ancient Greece
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