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* Read * The Course of Love: A Novel by Alain de Botton ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Course of Love: A Novel You experience, along with Rabih and Kirsten, the first flush of infatuation, the effortlessness of falling into romantic love, and the course of life thereafter. They get married, they have children—but no long-term relationship is as simple as “happily ever after.” The Course of Love is a novel that explores what happens after the birth of love, what it takes to maintain love, and what happens to our original ideals under the pressures of an average existence. But what
| Title | : | The Course of Love: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.34 (721 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501134256 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
You experience, along with Rabih and Kirsten, the first flush of infatuation, the effortlessness of falling into romantic love, and the course of life thereafter. They get married, they have children—but no long-term relationship is as simple as “happily ever after.” The Course of Love is a novel that explores what happens after the birth of love, what it takes to maintain love, and what happens to our original ideals under the pressures of an average existence. But what comes after? In Edinburgh, a couple, Rabih and Kirsten, fall in love. de Botton’s name in the mid-1990s….love is the subject best suited to his obsessive aphorizing, and in this novel he again shows off his ability to pin our hopes, methods and insecurities to the page.” —The New York TimesThe long-awaited and beguiling second novel from Alain de Botton that tracks the beautifully complicated arc of a romantic partnership, from the internationally bestselling author of How Proust Can Change Your Life. De Botton’s essay “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person” (The New York Times, May 28, 2016), which draws from The Course of Love, was the #1 most emailed article for days.We all know the headiness and excitement of the early days of love. Fresh, visceral, and utterly compelling, The Course of Love is a provocative and life-affirming nov
Unusual full of big ideas. The quietly ironic style and eclectic approach will gratify many postmodern readers."—Publishers Weekly. Seldom has there been a more sensitive marriage of words and images." —The New York Sun"With originality, verve, and wit, de Botton explains how we find reflections of our own values in the edifices we make. de Botton’s name in the mid-1990s…. Seriously cheeky, cheekily serious."—Julian Barnes"Curious, hu
More can be found at AlainDeBotton. He lives in London where he founded The School of Life, an organization devoted to fostering emotional health and intelligence. . Alain de Botton is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including On Love, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, and The Course of Love
Jessica Weil said A must-read for anyone in the beginning phases of a long-term romantic relationship. Contemporary philosopher Alain de Botton's long awaited second novel follows the relationship between Rabih and Kirsten. De Botton's thesis is essentially this: While most love stories tell us everything we need to know about how love begins, there isn't enough focus in our society on how. "Sagacious and sophisticated" according to Bookreporter. Alain de Botton's May 29, 2016 op-ed piece in the New York Times, entitled "Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person," inspired a blizzard of reader comments --- 5Sagacious and sophisticated Alain de Botton's May 29, 2016 op-ed piece in the New York Times, entitled "Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person," inspired a blizzard of reader comments --- 531 in all by the time the response period closed. Not surprisingly, his view that "Choosing whom to commit ourselves to is merely a. 1 in all by the time the response period closed. Not surprisingly, his view that "Choosing whom to commit ourselves to is merely a. Confronting though comforting An excellent, insightful, confronting (ough!) but also very comforting book. It puts a lot of things that are going on in my life into perspective. I think the lessons in this book will make me a better man and spouse.
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