1.0Alain de Bottonhttps://www.alaindebotton.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="r4IG8OyjOn"><a href="https://www.alaindebotton.com/essays-in-love/reviews/">Reviews</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alaindebotton.com/essays-in-love/reviews/embed/#?secret=r4IG8OyjOn" width="600" height="338" title="“Reviews” — Alain de Botton" data-secret="r4IG8OyjOn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alaindebotton.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Essays in Love Reviews Francine Prose in The New Republic 27 December 1993 In a smart and ironic first novel, Alain de Botton picks up the torch, so to speak, more or less where Stendhal left off. Read more James Friel in Time Out 27 October 1993 A well-heeled young couple meet on a plane and instantly fall for each … Read more