{"product_id":"love-illuminated-9780062211170","title":"Love Illuminated","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the editor of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e' popular \"Modern Love\" column--the inspiration for the anthology tv series starring Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, Anne Hathaway, Catherine Keener, Dev Patel, and John Slattery--the story of love from beginning to end (or not).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove. We want it. We need it. We pay it homage with songs and poems and great works of art. And when we lose it, there's no pain as intense or excruciating. For centuries we've been trying to figure it out, control it, or just get better at it. As the editor of a column about love for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Daniel Jones reads thousands of stories about people's intimate relationships--the ones that soar, crash, or hum along, from the bizarre to the supposedly \"normal.\" It's possible that he's read more true love stories than anyone on earth. In \u003cem\u003eLove Illuminated\u003c\/em\u003e, he teases apart this mystifying emotion that thrills, crushes, and sustains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from the 50,000 stories that have crossed his desk over the past decade, Jones explores ten aspects of love--pursuit, destiny, vulnerability, connection, trust, practicality, monotony, infidelity, loyalty, and wisdom--and creates a lively, funny and enlightening journey through this universal human experience that jangles the head and stirs the heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJones, Daniel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDaniel Jones has edited the Modern Love column in the Sunday Styles section of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e since its inception in October 2004. His books include two essay anthologies, \u003cem\u003eModern Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Bastard on the Couch\u003c\/em\u003e, and a novel, \u003cem\u003eAfter Lucy\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Award. His writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParade\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRedbook\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wife, writer Cathi Hanauer, and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844009201938,"sku":"9780062211170","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d152e37e-2147-47e1-b60b-090cca4720c3.jpg?v=1737306774","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/love-illuminated-9780062211170","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}