For Lovers and Others
Nobody seems quite sure who Saint Valentine was, or how many Saint Valentines there were, or how, why and when he, or they, came to be the patron saint of whatever it is he, or they, is, or are, patron saint (or saints) of – love? Lust? The triumph of hope over expectation? Greetings card companies? Anyway, we’ve cynically taken advantage of the entirely predictable occurrence of 14 February 2014 to put together a reading list for lovers, requited and un-, for others, and for ordinary curmudgeons like us.
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An ecstatic celebration of love and language’ Washington PostThe language we use when we are in love is not a language we speak.
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Discover John Fowles’ compelling classic first novel ‘Short and spare and direct, an intelligent thriller with psychological and social overtones’ Sunday Times ...
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‘Some books change lives. This is one of them’ Val McDermid A haunting story of obsessive love which scandalized the world when first published
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Hailed as a masterpiece from its first publication, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright young couple who are bored by the banalities of ...
Alain Badiou and Nicolas Truong
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The author takes on contemporary ‘dating agency’ conceptions of love that come complete with zero-risk insurance. He develops a new take on love that sees it as an ...
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- A new book by the award-winnning sociologist Eva Illouz on modern love. * Sets out to explain why love is such a painful experience for many people – why we invest so ...
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Originally published in French as Le bleu est une couleur chaude, Blue is the Warmest Color is a graphic novel about growing up, falling in love, and coming out. Clementine ...
