Conversations on Love: with Philippa Perry, Dolly Alderton, Roxane Gay, Stephen Grosz, Esther Perel, and many more

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This book is moving and lyrical, but more than anything it captures how love colours and transforms loss, and makes the reader feel that the memory of love is sustains in itself Baroness Julia Neuberger Based on Lunn’s popular newsletter, this eclectic and heartwarming collection explores love in all its forms, from romantic and parental love to friendship and loss. Lunn has gathered an impressive array of interviewees, from psychotherapist Philippa Perry and psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz to novelists Lisa Taddeo and Diana Evans. Interspersed with short but often deeply revealing interviews are Lunn’s own experiences – of marriage and miscarriage, of being mother and daughter, wife and friend – which she portrays with sensitivity and candour. To Be a Man

Interviewing authors and experts as well as drawing on her own experience, Natasha Lunn guides us through the complexities of these three questions. The result is a book to learn from, to lose and find yourself in. The real-life love stories will leave you feeling hopeful and seen, while the insights from experts will transform the way you think about your relationships. Above all, Conversations on Love will remind you that love is fragile, sturdy, mundane, beautiful; a thing always worth fighting for. This is a book that people need to read about love in its many complex, challenging, sacred and profane forms Jean Hannah Edelstein, author of This Really Isn't About You this read couldn't have come at a better time for me, as i both marked the time between five star reads in months and navigate the growing seriousness of being super crazy stupid cheesy boring capital I capital L In Love for the first time—the scariest thing i've ever done. Read If: You’d like a forensic, sensitive, and hopeful exploration of love, loss and connection that truly changes the way you think about relationships.

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This eclectic and heartwarming collection explores love in all its forms, from romantic and parental love to friendship and loss' Observer The pandemic has undoubtedly provoked many of us to reflect on connection, intimacy and loss and I feel this book is the perfect companion to those thoughts. From accepting the changing shape of long-term friendships in your thirties and beyond, the gifts of presenting messy vulnerability rather fantasy in fledging romantic relationships, to painstaking building hope after loss, this book is a wide-ranging, intimate, and heartfelt collection of voices and perspectives, encouraging you to consider, appreciate and tend the love in your life in all its infinite forms. The Round Up Through her own thoughts and a series of interview-like conversations, Natasha Lunn reflects on relationships in all their forms. It is split into three main sections, how we find love, how we sustain it, and how we survive when we lose it. What started off as a pursuit of the secrets of love evolves – conversation by conversation – into a moving meditation on life and loss.

Perel spoke about the consumer mentality that makes us think ‘I can do better’ in relationships… Nagoski said that one reason we prioritise spontaneous [sexual] desire might be because capitalism requires us to remain in a state of wanting. This constant craving is an… enemy of love. It makes us forget that the real value of our life is the impact we have on people, like the impact Gary’s mother had on him.” Every day we think about love, and every day love eludes us. Maybe you're hoping to begin a new relationship, or in a secret place in your heart, gathering the courage to leave one. Maybe you're in a long-term partnership, wondering how to sustain love through life's many storms. Maybe you're a parent and you want to be a better one; or you've lost a parent, and that loss suddenly dwarves everything else. After years of interviewing people about their relationships, Natasha Lunn learnt that these daily questions about love are often rooted in three bigger ones:Conversations on Love shows that love comes in myriad forms and that like our hearts and minds, it can be explored infinitely' Pandora Sykes, Sunday Times bestselling author of 'How Do We Know We're Doing It Right?'

Sepanjang membaca Conversations on Love, ada perasaan hangat berkat "kasih sayang" yang nggak terbatas artinya kepada pasangan. Seperti yang tampak di bagian sampul, buku ini juga ingin menyentuh dimensi "cinta" kepada orangtua, teman, & manusia lain. Juga tentang mengawali dan mengakhiri cinta kasih itu sendiri. Given the cultural importance we place on love, it is surprising how little we know and understand about it and this eclectic collection of interviews goes a long way to exploring love, connection, and loss in myriad ways.Reading Conversation on Love feels like a self-reflection, Lunn will guide you to see love in a different way with compassion. Every interview is more than getting famous names to talk (hello Philippay Perry, Roxane Gay, and Lisa Taddeo). They provide a great depth and an honest disclosure, that we all need to be loved. Rarely has a non-fiction book made me feel so seen, but also given me so much hope about love. Conversations on Love is an incredible book - not only is it so beautifully written but the full gamut of love is represented from families to romance to parenthood to friendship Poorna Bell, author of STRONGER Upon reading CoL, I never felt like Lunn telling me that "you have been wrong, and I am right." Instead, I felt like making a journey of self-discovery together with a best friend that has known me for a long time. Lunn accentuates the importance of accepting change in others, focusing on the unique relationship between siblings, born out of a deep knowledge acquired during a specific shared time, and on the love between friends and for children.

In this book, Natasha Lunn shares very intimate and brave conversations that she conducts with a wide range of writers, romantics, doctors and experts. Many names you will recognise; some of them are in their 35th year of marriage, others are on their 2nd marriages, and others are committed to friendships alone. Conversations on Love is a glorious celebration of human vulnerability and connection. It has made me laugh, shed tears, think deeply. I want every person I love to read this book Dr Kathryn Mannix, Sunday Times bestselling author of WITH THE END IN MIND Standout Quote or Moment: “It seems to me that we expect so much from love, yet devote so little time to understanding it. Like wanting to dive into the sea but having no interest in learning to swim.” The focus is on increasing our number of connections with others and the different forms of love they bring into our lives, grounding us with our friends, family, paying attention to our spiritual sides and increasing our links to the wider community. This contributes to our mental health, resilience and happiness, making us more able to cope with the challenges that are going to come our way. The book is organised in 3 parts, how do we find love, how do we sustain love and how do we survive losing love?, followed by a conclusion with its overview. I was impressed with the range of people Lunn drew on, the heartbreaks, the grief, providing wider perspectives on love, such as parents who have faced the unbearable loss of a child, others who have lost their partners, and someone who is no longer able to walk.

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Lunn’s thoughtful interviewing style and her curiosity as a researcher brings out genuine vulnerability within her interviews, which are truly a joy to read- comforting, illuminating, and challenging in turn. Lunn skillfully intersperses these candid interviews with her own experiences of romance, friendship, miscarriage, and motherhood in a way that is deeply compelling, the beauty of her writing shining through in these lyrical personal passages.