The Course of Love
An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love
$23.53
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2017
Summary
A brilliant new novel about love and marriage, twenty years after the bestselling hit Essays in Love.
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 wor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241962138 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241962137 |
| Author: | Alain de Botton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 17mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Publisher’s description. Rabih and Kirsten meet, fall in love, get married. Think this is the end of the story? It’s 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 *He’s 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… There’s 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’
About The Author
Alain de Botton
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.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.