| Description |
401 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Unruly, unpredictable love is a maddening deity. In this insightful and eloquent meditation on that many-splendored thing, Lisa Appignanesi draws together psychology, literature, popular culture, and her own experiences in order to tangle with love's paradoxes across the span of our lives. Beginning with the rose-tinted raptures of first love, she proceeds to love in marriage, triangulated love, jealousy and adultery, love in the family, and friendship. By illuminating the expectations, the joys and difficulties, and the cultural undercurrents that accompany each stage |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Love.
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Marriage.
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| LC no. |
2011006756 |
| ISBN |
0393069451 (hbk.) |
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9780393069457 (hbk.) |
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