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  • Essays in Love

  • Written by: Alain de Botton
  • Narrated by: James Wilby
  • Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

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Essays in Love

Written by: Alain de Botton
Narrated by: James Wilby
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Essays in Love is a stunningly original love story. Taking in Aristotle, Wittgenstein, history, religion and Groucho Marx, Alain de Botton charts the progress of a love affair from the first kiss to argument and reconciliation, from intimacy and tenderness to the onset of anxiety and heartbreak.

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Engrossing

Beautifully narrated, captivating piece of literature that moved me emotionally and challenged me intellectually.
I highly recommend.

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Perhaps better read as a book and not an audiobook

I really like books by Alain de Botton but this is the first one that I'm listening to on Audible. It was a good book at times but boring at others.

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