<p><b>SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER</b><br><b> </b><br><b>From one of our great thinkers on modern life and the human condition - an unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel <i>Essays in Love </i>as well as<i> T</i><i>he Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists </i>and<i> The School of Life</i></b><br><b><i></i></b><br><b>'<i>The Course of Love</i> probes the very heart of marriage</b>, its shifts and squalls, its great adventure, with such forensic tenderness. I laughed a lot, too<b>' Deborah Moggach</b><br><b></b><br><b>'Engaging, sympathetic, acutely perceptive... </b>There's a refreshing honesty in what de Botton has to say<b>' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><b><i></i></b><br><b>'Anyone who is, has been, or would ever like to be, in a satisfying, successful relationship, would do well to read de Botton' <i>Irish Independent</i> </b><br><b></b><br><b>'He debunks the myth of the happily ever after </b>with a painfully familiar, often hilarious detailing of petty arguments, the occasional extra-marital fling, the moments of loneliness and the declining frequency of sex... <b>It's not only hugely enjoyable but life enhancing too' <i>Daily Mail</i> </b></p><p>Modern love is never easy. Society is obsessed with stories of romance, but what comes <i>after </i>happily ever after?</p><p>This is a love story with a difference. From dating to marriage, from having kids to having affairs, it follows the progress of a single ordinary relationship: tender, messy, hilarious, painful, and entirely un-Romantic. It is a love story for the modern world, chronicling the daily intimacies, the blazing rows, the endless tiny gestures that make up a life shared between two people. Moving and deeply insightful, <i>The Course of Love </i>offers us a window into essential truths about the nature of love.</p> |