LOVE IS A MIX TAPE Life and Loss, One Song at a Time

Music can heal us, drive us to tears, warm our hearts, and express our deepest emotions. Rob Sheffield, writer for Rolling Stone, has a profound appreciation for all kinds of music--past and present. In this honest and sweet memoir, he recounts how music united him with Renée, a hip reflection of himself. They eventually married, and when their life together was cut short, Sheffield was devastated. In this book he cleverly uses an eclectic collection of songs he recorded on mixed tapes over the years to purge his grief and trace how he ended up who he is today. Sheffield makes us laugh and cry--remaining ever true to himself and the music he loves. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 07]