Tell Me the Truth About Love

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Love is what gives life meaning, but relationships also present us with the greatest emotional challenges of our lives. ‘Tell Me the Truth About Love’ takes us on a journey into one of the most fascinating realms there is: other people’s relationships. Drawing on over 30 years of working closely with people who have encountered hurdles in their love lives, psychoanalytic therapist and chair of the British Psychoanalytic council Susanna Abse shares poignant, alarming and unforgettable stories that explore how we love, and how we live with those we love.

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‘Brilliant and touching’ Maggie O’Farrell

‘A must-read for everyone wanting to understand more about what makes us fall in – and out – of love’ Philippa Perry

‘A charming, useful, kind book about the pains and hopes of relationships’ Alain de Botton

Drawing on over 30 years of therapeutic encounters with people facing hurdles in their love lives, former Chair of the British Psychoanalytic Council Susanna Abse takes us deep inside one of the most fascinating realms there is: other people’s relationships.

Candid and captivating, each chapter is inspired by a classic, timeless story. Parents blow their straw house down; Rapunzel yearns for companionship but remains trapped in her castle. Couples strive to navigate the fall from Eden, the bitter taste of the poison apple and strangers in their beds.

From dealing with infidelity to navigating our changing role within a single relationship over the course of a lifetime, Tell Me the Truth About Love sheds vivid light on the human heart, and its struggle to both embrace life’s greatest gift and protect itself from pain. Inside, you will find solace, wisdom and unparalleled insight into how, and why, we love.

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Weight 0.168 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.6 × 1.5 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

288

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

302 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K