Conversations on Love

The inspiring, Sunday Times bestseller celebrating love in all its forms - from romantic relationships and dating to friendship, parenthood, sexuality, heartbreak, grief, and everything in between.FEATURING CONVERSATIONS WITH DOLLY ALDERTON, ALAIN DE BOTTON, PHILIPPA PERRY, ESTHER PEREL, AND MANY MORE.'I underlined passages on almost every page of this wide-ranging, tender-hearted book' The Times, Books of the Year'Wise, wonderful, moving and brilliant... will leave your heart in a much better place' Stylist'This book might just change your life' Sunday Times---------------After years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set out to understand how relationships work and evolve over a lifetime.She turned to authors and experts to learn about their experiences, as well as drawing on her own, asking: How do we find love? How do we sustain it? And how do we survive when we lose it?In Conversations on Love she began to find the answers.This stunning collection sees Natasha in conversation with:Dolly Alderton on vulnerabilityAlain de Botton on the psychology of being alonePhilippa Perry on falling in love slowlyEsther Perel on unrealistic expectationsStephen Grosz on accepting changeCandice Carty-Williams on friendshipLisa Taddeo on the loneliness of lossDiana Evans on parenthoodEmily Nagoski on the science of sexRoxane Gay on redefining romanceand many more...Whether you're navigating long-term love or newly single, becoming a parent or grieving a loss, wanting to deepen your friendships or learn to be alone, Conversations on Love is the wise, warm and inspiring book that you will turn to again and again.Praise for Conversations on Love:'This book is a love letter to love in all its forms. It will make you see that love is truly the main point of life." Daisy Edgar-Jones, award-winning actor and star of Normal People'A gorgeous, richly layered book about all forms of love. You can pick it up and turn to any page - literally any - and find a gem to soothe and fortify your soul' Pandora Sykes, Sunday Times bestselling author of 'How Do We Know We're Doing It Right?''Hopeful and uplifting... this deep dive into the human heart will expand and enrich your perspective on love' Evening Standard'Sometimes you read a book that just makes you want to take the author's hands, look them in the eye and say thank you. This is that book. I needed to read it, you need to read it, everyone needs to read it' Stacey Halls, bestselling author of The Familiars'Uplifting... You'll laugh, cry and recommend it to your friends' Refinery29'This eclectic and heartwarming collection explores love in all its forms, from romantic and parental love to friendship and loss' Observer'Conversations on Love made me laugh, shed tears, think deeply. I want every person I love to read this book' Dr Kathryn Mannix, Sunday Times bestselling author of WITH THE END IN MIND