Product Description

Two childhood sweethearts meet again as adults, a young woman defies
tradition, new love grows from the ruins of an earlier relationship, exiles
find home in each other, love flourishes late in life, handwritten letters
span the distance of oceans...

We love to hear about love.

In a world of bad news and bleak prophecies, it's life-affirming to hear a
story with a happy ending. These are true tales of passion and
perseverance, chance meetings, unexpected romance, lovers whose stars are
un-crossed. There is sorrow here. There are questions, too, but no
universal answers--and yet other people's happy endings inspire optimism in
all of us.

People have told the author about their personal experiences. She has
listened to their unique voices and woven heartfelt stories from their
words. All the chapters are about love, but together they are about life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36447 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Review
"Valmorbida (Matilde Waltzing) brings her gift for elegant language to this collection of narratives about the search for love." --Publishers Weekly, USA

Review
"No.1 BEST HONEYMOON READ"

Review
"Intelligent and life-affirming... This is a book that patrons will browse and be compelled to check out. Recommended for most public libraries."

Customer Reviews

Extraordinary Tales
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this, but the stories are amazing - that they're also true is an extraordinary tribute to the human soul. They are sensitively and imaginatively told by the writer. This beautifully produced book with its almost abstract photographic illustrations will surely become a huge success - read it now and be able to say you were one of the first to discover it.

A Literary Antidepressant
Elise Valmorbida gives us a warm, big hearted book to get us through a grey British winter. I loved these stories - i galloped to the end with the sense that I'd never read anything quite like this before. You have to remind yourself this isn't fiction - these are true love stories shot through with the joys, sorrows, grit and weirdness of the real world. And this is what makes the book special; each story has its own voice, its own emotional landscape, but in sum this is a choral piece that celebrates life itself.

Great gift
This is a great collection of 'true stories' (with all the polishing that implies) about love, near misses and the messiness of relationships. I received it as a gift and had real pleasure in reading it through.