The Course of Love: An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author

Description: The Course of Love by Alain de Botton A brilliant new novel about love and marriage, twenty years after the bestselling hit Essays in LoveModern love is never easy. Society is obsessed with stories of romance, but what comes after happily ever after?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, The Course of Love offers us a window into essential truths about the nature of love. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Notes In his first novel in 20 years Alain de Botton explores the complex landscape of a modern relationship, presenting a realistic case study for marriage and examining what it might mean to love, to be loved, and to stay in love. Now in paperback. Author Biography Alain de Botton is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including The School of Life- An Emotional Education, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love. He is the founder of The School of Life (theschooloflife.com). Review Publishers description. Rabih and Kirsten meet, fall in love, get married. Think this is the end of the story? Its only the beginning. With his trademark warmth and wit, Alain de Botton explores modern relationships with a novel that asks what it truly means to love and to be loved. * Penguin *Hes completely on the money with the minutiae of marital life and every note rings uncomfortably true. The story is told with great wit and affection... de Botton knows his stuff and the book builds into a truly wonderful and positive analysis of a successful lifelong partnership. It should be compulsory reading for anyone contemplating tying the knot. * Daily Mail *Engaging, meticulous, acutely perceptive... Theres a refreshing honesty in what De Botton has to say * Guardian *One passage was so spot-on that I read it aloud to my husband... De Botton appreciates, as few writers do, the miracle and subtlety of the so-called ordinary * The Times *Well-observed and imbued with a tenderness that feels authentic and uncynical... It may even save some marriages. * Evening Standard *[A] worldly wise romance * Mail on Sunday *A complete delight -- Amy Bloom, author of Lucky us Promotional This is a modern love story. It is a story about learning to survive, endure and flourish in a relationship. Above all, it is a story full of tenderness and sympathy for the hard work of keeping love going, and full of hope that we can make it through. Review Text Publishers description. Rabih and Kirsten meet, fall in love, get married. Think this is the end of the story? Its only the beginning. With his trademark warmth and wit, Alain de Botton explores modern relationships with a novel that asks what it truly means to love and to be loved. Review Quote Hes completely on the money with the minutiae of marital life and every note rings uncomfortably true. The story is told with great wit and affection ... de Botton knows his stuff and the book builds into a truly wonderful and positive analysis of a successful lifelong partnership. It should be compulsory reading for anyone contemplating tying the knot. Promotional "Headline" A brilliant new novel about love and marriage, twenty years after the bestselling hit Essays in Love Details ISBN0241962137 Author Alain de Botton Pages 240 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2017 ISBN-10 0241962137 ISBN-13 9780241962138 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 823.92 Short Title The Course of Love Language English UK Release Date 2017-01-26 Publication Date 2017-01-26 Narrator Paul McGann Illustrator PJ Loughran Translator R. Kevin Hill Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Subtitle An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love Audience General NZ Release Date 2017-01-02 AU Release Date 2017-01-02 Alternative 9780241962121 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:98994622;

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