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The Museum of Broken Relationships Kindle Edition

by Olinka Vistica (Author), Drazen Grubisic (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In the spirit of Humans of New York and PostSecret, ths is a gorgeous gift book celebrating the objects that outlast love: a poignant, funny, sometimes bizarre and always delightful window into modern love and loss.

"Leave[s] your heart feeling full and connected." -- Frank Warren, PostSecret

A postcard from a childhood sweetheart. A wedding dress sealed in a jar. A roll of undeveloped film. An axe used to chop an ex-lover's furniture in a fit of rage. A wind-up toy, a bar of bath soap, a tin of Love Potion with the simple caption "Doesn't work." These objects, and many more, make up the whimsical, imaginative, poignant population of the Museum of Broken Relationships. Started by two former lovers who wanted a way to commemorate their relationship even after it ended, who couldn't bear to simply throw away the objects that had once meant so much, the Museum of Broken Relationships has captured hearts and imaginations around the globe since its founding in 2010.

Anonymous submissions have poured in by the thousands: objects with brief, compelling captions confessing to the story behind their meaning. The museum's Croatian exhibit quickly became a main draw for tourists from around the globe, and has garnered enthusiastic, glowing media attention from sources as disparate as the New York Times and the Chinese national news. Now, as the physical museum arrives for a permanent spot in Los Angeles, the authors have collected the best, funniest, most heartwarming and heartrending stories from their huge selection of submissions. Much like the bestselling Postsecret series, this beautiful oversized, four-color book will offer an irresistible glimpse inside other people's secret worlds, creating moments of deep human connection. It is a must read for anyone who has ever loved and lost.
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"This menagerie of heart-felt creations like the wedding dress in a jar or love-letter piñata will hit you with unexpected emotions and leave your heart feeling full and connected."―p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 15.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}- Frank Warren, New York Times bestselling author of the PostSecret series

"If all the world is a museum of broken relationships, then telling our stories about what is left behind is the way to help us mend."―p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}-Colum McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin and President of Narrative 4

About the Author

Olinka Vistica is an arts producer, born in Split, Croatia, and cofounder of the Museum of Broken Relationships. She holds master's degrees in English and French language and literature from the Faculty of Humanities at Zagreb University.

Drazen Grubisic is a versatile visual artist from Zagreb, Croatia. He holds a master's in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and is a cofounder of the Museum of Broken Relationships.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MSADR0B
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; Illustrated edition (November 14, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 224496 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 225 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 66 ratings

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Brigitte PASCAL LECERF
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish all the best to this book
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2018
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Much more than this, to find a photo of my bottle after the exhibition ... so many souvenirs.
I wish all the best to this book, and hope you'll receive orders as this book and the exhibit desrve.
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Holler411
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for divorcees
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019
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Purchased for a gift ... The recipient really liked it.
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Olivia Reuter
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2018
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Awesome book, I visited the Museum in Zagreb, Croatia and couldn't live without the book!
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Alaina O'Brien
5.0 out of 5 stars Just like the museum
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2019
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Very cool book companion to the museum.
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Brandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019
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Excellent condition. Thank you!
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Luanne Ollivier
5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to put down...
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2017
If you're a fan of books like PostSecret and Humans of New York, The Museum of Broken Relationships" Modern Love in 203 Everyday Objects is a book you're going to want to pick up. And I have a copy to giveaway, courtesy of Grand Central Publishing!

Olinka Vistica and Drazen Grubisic were a couple for four years. When their relationship ended, they came up with a novel idea - a place to store all the painful triggers of past loves, creating a vault for both their tangible and intangible heritage. We named this repository The Museum of Broken Relationships.

The collection tours, but there are two permanent museums - on in Zagreb, Croatia and one in Los Angeles, California. And now there's a book!

I found the concept fascinating. We all have mementos - things we keep that remind us of a love or a loss. Things that may bring comfort - or sadness. There is a time to let those heartbreaking items go - both physically and emotionally.

Those are the items housed in the museums - ranging from small toys, stuffed animals, wedding dresses, shoes, rings, letters and more. I think the belly button lint was the most unusual, but there were more unexpected items. Each item appears in a full colour photograph. Accompanying each item is the story behind it - and why it has finally been let go. The dates of the beginning and the end are also noted. A relationship gone sour is the most prevalent, but death is also behind some of the stories.

What is the appeal of this you ask? We all have a little streak of voyeur in us - glimpsing a peek into some else's heartache or heartbreak. And it's impossible not to keep turning pages. And at the end, I thought about one or two things I could send in.......
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3.0 out of 5 stars It's alright
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020
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I liked about 30% of stories, and the rest are alright. I just wish there are more context to the objects. I really enjoyed my visit to its Los Angeles location though. It is certainly the first of its kind.
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Lyn G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Some of these stories are so sad..
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2017
There are not many things on my list of things I really want to do, or I suppose, my "bucket list"... Before picking this book up, it had exactly one thing on it. Within five pages of this book, visiting one of these museums made it on the list.
I could not put this book down. Some of these stories are so sad... Some are more amusing, or happy. The emotional scale is pretty much everywhere. But what I liked best it that it's so real. Every one of these words are heartfelt. And every one of these objects would be meaningless to anyone else. It's just really amazing how we can attach so much meaning to everyday objects.
This was definitely a great idea, for both the museums and the book. I hope to see some of these objects for real one day.
Note: I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.
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Mars
2.0 out of 5 stars Buena idea. Buena edición , mala curadoria
Reviewed in Mexico on September 25, 2022
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La edición del libro es buena en cuanta a calidad de la fotografía. La idea del museo es excelente, pero la curaduría de selección de objetos e historias para la publicación no es muy buena.
Hay mejores historias y objetos presentados en las muestras que ha hecho el museo itinerante en diversas partes del mundo. Pudieron haber hecho una mejor selección.
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Stella O'Malley
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in Australia on August 11, 2020
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