The Course of Love: An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love
Apr 2016 · Penguin UK
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
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 Essays in Love as well as The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life
'The Course of Love probes the very heart of marriage, its shifts and squalls, its great adventure, with such forensic tenderness. I laughed a lot, too' Deborah Moggach
Modern 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.
'Engaging, sympathetic, acutely perceptive... There's a refreshing honesty in what de Botton has to say' Guardian
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 Essays in Love as well as The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life
'The Course of Love probes the very heart of marriage, its shifts and squalls, its great adventure, with such forensic tenderness. I laughed a lot, too' Deborah Moggach
Modern 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.
'Engaging, sympathetic, acutely perceptive... There's a refreshing honesty in what de Botton has to say' Guardian
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4.6
57 reviews
Roger Press
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April 23, 2018
Does not get into what a relationship entails. Every scene is a cliché.
There is no sexual intimacy, and after all sexual activity is the centre of
married lives. This relationship is so generic it could be between any two
people, there is no contemplation of the sexual bond as the centre of
marriage. No detail at all.
7 people found this review helpful
Keanu van Ruiten
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June 7, 2019
I have read a couple books about love and marriage, but the authers direction of life after is new to me. It was not a book I found myself racing through the pages. But it kept consistently captivated for the entire story.
7 people found this review helpful
Ory Zaidenvorm
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September 23, 2017
The book is definitely spot on its subject matter and a worthy read for anybody ever hoping to be in a working romantic relationship. I have found the format and the story itself to be challenging to stick to at times.
14 people found this review helpful
About the author
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).
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