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“A serious study of the process of falling deeply in love.”
Publisher’s Weekly, 8/12/02 |
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“Finding the love of a lifetime isn't always pleasant: it
can be disruptive, dangerous, and uncomfortable, reveals
practicing psychologist Baur. After falling head over
heels herself, she felt compelled to write this study
and celebration of the transformative powers of love. What
indeed happens ‘happily ever after’? Or if one's great
love prematurely dies or turns out to be a bad apple?
Drawing on personal experience and particularly well
- told stories of 200 interviewees from different social
and cultural backgrounds, Baur documents love's different
components (e.g., imagination, mystery, passion) and
finds commonalities in the journeys of different people .
. . This is not a find-love-by-the-numbers book, but what
little advice Baur gives is pretty good, e.g., ‘show
up, pay attention, tell the truth, and let go of the
outcome.’ If you haven't found the love of your lifetime
yet, get ready for the ride of your life.”
The Library Journal, Nov. 15, 2002 |
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“I
have never read a book that spoke to me so directly and
hopefully. It gives meaning and validation to my feelings
that have been confused for years. I still can’t see where
I’m going, but I know now that I’m not alone and I’m not
going nowhere.” R.H. |
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“After
reading it over and over, I was soaring with relief that
my story is
not just a fantasy!” K.V. |
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“You
helped me reclaim nine years of my life. As I read your
book, old
memories that had lain around like tarnished silver grew
brighter and
brighter.” F. J. |
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“Oh,
it let me feel it all again!” O.T. (82 years old) |
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“I
am all for a book that challenges the fear of pain and loss
that so often accompanies true risk in matters of the heart.
It's the shopkeeper's mentality -- toting up the pros and
cons, seeking 'closure' when love doesn't pan out, that
Susan Baur skewers with zest and imagination.”
Carol Brightman, author of Writing Dangerously:
Mary McCarthy and her World |
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It
separates us from our past. |
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teaches us to commit to a relationship in spite of the possibility
of loss. |
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teaches us to let go of the controls and give ourselves over
to love.
People prove to themselves they are lovable by giving love,
not getting
love. |
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