Amour

How the French Talk about Love

Stefania Rousselle

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A beautiful book of stories about love, based on interviews conducted by the author on her travels around France, accompanied by photographs.

The journalist and documentary maker Stefania Rousselle had been covering the horrors of modern news (terrorist attacks, the rise of the extreme right wing in Europe...) and was feeling dejected. To restore her faith in humanity she decided to set out to see if love still really exists, and what it means to people, travelling from village to village, or as she calls it, from 'heart to heart'.

From a baker in Normandy to a shepherd in the Pyrénées, from a gay couple estranged from their families to a widow who found love again at 70, Amour is a treasure trove of stories that you can pick from at random and feel a powerful jolt of recognition.

Published: 30 January 2020
ISBN: 9780241986820
Imprint: Penguin eBooks
Format: EBook
Pages: 240

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This is exceptional photojournalism. Wonderful
Guardian reader response

These are beautiful, heart-rending stories of small, great truths.
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This is one of the best things I have read for a very long time. These wonderful stories really bring out what is important in life
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Coming back to this again after re-reading it and finding it just as moving the second time - if not more so. Thank you Stefania Rouselle for this gift.
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These short stories and accompanying photos capture the human spirit with raw honesty
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These stories make my heart ache
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Beautiful. Made me cry a little. Thank you for such honest, diverse and open stories
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