The course of love : a novel / Alain de Botton.

We all know the headiness and excitement of the early days of love. But what comes after? In Edinburgh, a couple, Rabih and Kirsten, fall in love. 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...

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Main Author: De Botton, Alain (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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Physical Description:x, 225 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book

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