{"product_id":"the-course-of-love-an-unforgettable-story-of-love-and-marriage-from-the-author-of-bestselling-novel-essays-in-love","title":"The Course of Love: An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 \u003ci\u003eEssays in Love \u003c\/i\u003eas well as\u003ci\u003e T\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The School of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Course of Love\u003c\/i\u003e probes the very heart of marriage\u003c\/p\u003e, its shifts and squalls, its great adventure, with such forensic tenderness. I laughed a lot, too\u003cb\u003e' Deborah Moggach\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eModern love is never easy. Society is obsessed with stories of romance, but what comes \u003ci\u003eafter \u003c\/i\u003ehappily ever after? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Course of Love \u003c\/i\u003eoffers us a window into essential truths about the nature of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging, sympathetic, acutely perceptive... \u003c\/b\u003eThere's a refreshing honesty in what de Botton has to say\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Anyone who is, has been, or would ever like to be, in a satisfying, successful relationship, would do well to read de Botton' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'He debunks the myth of the happily ever after \u003c\/p\u003ewith a painfully familiar, often hilarious detailing of petty arguments, the occasional extra-marital fling, the moments of loneliness and the declining frequency of sex... \u003cb\u003eIt's not only hugely enjoyable but life enhancing too' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780241962138\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.73","offer_id":47958421668017,"sku":"SB-0241962137-C3","price":1.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0241962137.jpg?v=1790050727","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-course-of-love-an-unforgettable-story-of-love-and-marriage-from-the-author-of-bestselling-novel-essays-in-love","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}