A modern, emotionally intelligent guide to love - Explores why romantic relationships bring both profound joy and deep suffering and why this tension is unavoidable.

Essay-led, accessible and highly giftable - Ideal for dipping into, reflecting, and returning to and perfect for readers seeking insight rather than instruction.

Grounded in psychology, philosophy and culture - Blends therapeutic insight with timeless ideas about intimacy, desire and human connection.

Reassuring rather than prescriptive - Normalises doubt, ambivalence and struggle, offering clarity without judgement or cliches.

Speaks to real relationship concerns - Covers desire, attachment, friendship, emotional conflict and vulnerability with honesty and compassion.

Love promises happiness - yet so often delivers anxiety, confusion and pain. Aspects of Love explores why this is not a personal failure, but an inevitable part of loving in a complex world.

In a series of illuminating and deeply relatable essays, this book examines the forces that shape our romantic lives, from desire and intimacy to ambivalence, attachment, compassion and friendship. Drawing on insights from psychology, philosophy and culture, it reveals why love so frequently unsettles us - and how we can respond with greater calm, understanding and generosity.

Rather than offering quick fixes or idealised notions of romance, Aspects of Love helps us make sense of our struggles and recognise them as signs of being human, not of having gone wrong. With warmth, clarity and reassurance, it offers a hopeful path towards deeper connection, emotional balance and more realistic expectations of ourselves and others.

A wise and consoling guide for anyone who has ever loved - and found it harder than expected.

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Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Inbunden
Förlag: Oneworld Publications
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 120 sidor
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9781916753662
SKU: 922327