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In The Romantic Movement , Alain de Botton explores the progress of a love affair from first meeting to breaking up, intercut with musings on the nature of art of love. The relationship between Alice, an advertising executive, and Eric, a banker, is examined at every stage, supplemented by... read more

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First Sentence

One weekend at the beginning of March, Alice accepted an invitation to visit her older sister Jane, who lived with her husband on an estate in a run-down part of the inner city.

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  1. Alain De Botton (Author)
  2. Alain DeBotton

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  1. 0701
  2. 2006-07
  3. essays
  4. fiction
  5. general
  6. good
  7. humour
  8. love
  9. philosophy 
 

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