Lesser Kinds of Love: Essays for Anyone Who Has Ever Settled Less

What do we mistake for love? And what endures when all else falls away?In Lesser Kinds of Love, Kendra Carroll unravels the lessons we inherit about affection, family, and devotion, and how often those lessons confuse survival with love. Through deeply personal essays, she traces the journey from childhood patterns of silence and performance, through relationships that demanded self-erasure, to the rare and extraordinary love that finally stayed.For anyone who has ever mistaken crumbs for a feast, or struggled to believe they were worthy of love that lasts, Lesser Kinds of Love is both a mirror and a map. It is a story of heartbreak and survival, but more than that, it is a testament to hope: that no matter how many times love fails us, we can still learn to trust the love that stays.