Essays In Love is an iconic book - one that should be read by anyone who has ever fallen in love. PRAISE FOR ALAIN DE BOTTON 'The book's success has much to do with its beautifully modelled sentences, its wry humour and its unwavering deadpan respect for its reader's intelligence. .. full of keen observation and flashes of genuine lyricism, acuity and depth.' Francine Prose, New Republic.