Essays In Love

"EssaysinLove"willappealtoanyonewhohaseverbeeninarelationshiporconfusedaboutlove.Thebookchartstheprogressofaloveaffairfromthefirstkisstoargumentandreconciliation,fromintimacyandtendernesstotheonsetofanxietyandheartbreak.Thework'sgeniusliesinthewayitminutelyanalysesemotionswe'veallfeltbeforebuthaveperhapsneverunderstoodsowell:itincludesachapterontheanxietiesofwhenandhowtosay'Iloveyou'andanotheronthechallengesofdisagreeingwithsomeoneelse'stasteinshoes.Whilegrippingthereaderwiththetalentofagreatnovelist,deBottonbringsaphilosopher'ssensibilitytohisanalysesoftheemotionsoflove,resultinginagenre-breakingbookthatisatoncetouchingandthought-provoking.'Thebook'ssuccesshasmuchtodowithitsbeautifullymodelledsentences,itswryhumouranditsunwaveringdeadpanrespectforitsreader'sintelligence...fullofkeenobservationandflashesofgenuinelyricism,acuityanddepth'-FrancineProse,NewRepublic.'Witty,funny,sophisticated,neatlytiedup,andfullofwiseandilluminatinginsights'-P.J.Kavanagh,"Spectator".'DeBottonisanationaltreasure'-SusanHill.'IdoubtifdeBottonhaswrittenadullsentenceinhislife'-JanMorris,"NewStatesman".'Single-handedly,deBottonhastakenphilosophybacktoitssimplestandmostimportantpurpose:helpingustoliveourlives'-"Independent".