The Love Book
Classic and Contemporary Poems, Letters and Prose on the Wonderful (But Troublesome) Theme of Love
by Allie Esiri
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Pub Date 8 May 2014 | Archive Date 6 Mar 2014
Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Digital
Description
An exquisite collection of the very best writing on love.
THE LOVE BOOK presents a new anthology of writing on all aspects of the most important emotion on earth. There’s true love, unrequited love, erotic love, platonic love, thwarted love, comic love, mourned love and just about every other type of love, explored here in poetry, prose, letters and lyrics from the greatest writers in the English language.
In one fabulously comprehensive volume, Allie Esiri brings together texts ancient and modern, from William Shakespeare to Sharon Olds, Catullus to Carol Ann Duffy, the bible to Bob Dylan; she offers us sonnets for wooing, lamentations for loss and perfect passages for weddings. Full of classics and all-time favourites, THE LOVE BOOK also includes lesser-known marvels, such as Mozart’s love notes, Sappho’s lesbian odes and a letter from Napoleon.
Forget corny greeting cards and chocolate box cliché, this is the literature of love at its finest. Beautifully presented and helpfully divided into themed sections, it’s an indispensable collection for anyone who’s ever had a heart.
A Note From the Publisher
UK edition – available to read worldwide, excluding USA and Canada.
Advance Praise
'This passionate, funny, intimate and magical book captures love in all its random, brutal, wonderful shapes and sizes.' Richard Curtis
'This book is full of medicine for the soul. Buy it , read and your heart will be glad.' Helena Bonham Carter
Marketing Plan
A glorious cloth-bound collection of poetry, prose, letters and lyrics penned by the finest writers in the English language, about the most important emotion on earth.
Allie Esiri's 'If Poetry App' for children was a huge success, inciting praise from Carol Ann Duffy and Erica Wagner.
THE LOVE BOOK will be accompanied by THE LOVE BOOK APP, an interactive App allowing readers to record their own versions of the poems and featuring readings by celebrities such as Tom Hiddleston and Helena Bonham Carter.
A classic anthology with great potential as gift book or reference book for wedding readings etc.
Beautifully presented in an exquisite cloth-bound edition, this will be a coveted addition to every bookshelf and a perfect gift.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781448191987 |
| PRICE | £20.00 (GBP) |
