The Little Book of Love Affairs

by Sophie Ward

Shakespeare proclaimed that 'Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds', and steadfast devotion is found in abundance in the true stories and fictions in this Little Book of Love Affairs. Some tales have their origin in the far distant past, such as the Ancient Egyptian story of Isis and Osiris. Others are more recent, such as the love between Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco. Some love stories have a happy conclusion, such as the marriage of Elizabeth and Mr Darcy, while others have a more tragic ending, such as the heartache endured by Queen Victoria when she lost her beloved Albert. Whether ancient or modern, fact or fiction, these stories reveal the power of love to animate our lives and reconcile us to loss: in the words of Dylan Thomas, 'Though lovers be lost love shall not; And death shall have no dominion'. True love lasts for all time, and The Little Book of Love Affairs pays tribute to this by bringing together fifty love stories that will live forever.

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