Download or read book 56 Days in the History of Love written by Jade O'Riley and published by . This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This love story begins on a snowy November night. It is the initial meeting of lovers. The onset of the lifeless season compels them to seek further than the warmth of one night. Concealed in the dark of winter, they dare themselves to reveal more than they have ever revealed before. Soon their stories are reeling backwards through time, stirring the voice of generations of lovers before them into their own passion and lament. As their confessions unravel, their own history of love is beginning to take shape. The story, which has been developing for some time, takes the lovers back to their wooing. It is told over the course of fifty-six days

Download or read book A Natural History of Love written by Diane Ackerman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to love itself.

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