Living in Love [Hardcover]

Alexandra Stoddard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 1997

From moonlight dancing to sunrise swimming, this book explores the sensuous stories of love experienced by one woman during her twenty-three-year marriage while discussing how she has dealt with the occasional trials and tribulations within the relationship. Tour.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Beginning with a love letter to her husband and finishing with 20 "ways to live in love," famed life-style expert Stoddard tackles the immense subject of love in her characteristically effusive, candid style. Peppered with wide-ranging quotes (from the Bible to Fats Waller and everything in between), Stoddard's journal-like exploration of what it takes to cultivate a loving, joy-filled life is grounded in observations from her own marriage and life. Her notion of spirituality is anchored in Zen pragmatism and cheerful American idealism. Stoddard's devoted readers will enjoy the emotional expansiveness of these, contemplations, but those who are not fans may have less patience for her breezy romanticism.?Bernadette McGrath, Vancouver P.L., B.C.
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About the Author

Alexandra Stoddard is the author of eighteen books and a renowned speaker on the art of living. She lives with her husband, Peter Megargee Brown, in New York City and Stonington Village, Connecticut.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; Gift edition (February 14, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688143385
• ISBN-13: 978-0688143381
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.5 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,317,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of 27 books, Alexandra Stoddard is sought after as a speaker on the art of living the good life. She has inspired millions of listeners and readers with such books as Things I Want My Daughters to Know, Choosing Happiness, You Are Your Choices, and Time Alive. A mother and grandmother herself, she lives in Stonington Village, Connecticut, with her husband, Peter Brown.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ms. Stoddard's most personal book yet!, February 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Living in Love (Hardcover)

Those familiar with Ms. Stoddard's work will delight in reading "Living in Love". She talks in depth about her relationship with her husband and as always describes her life in a way that makes you want to go home, light some candles and sip a cup of tea in front of a fire

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to create an atmosphere where love can be., May 26, 2000

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This review is from: Living in Love (Paperback)

I thought this was a wonderful class on marriage from an honest female perspective. In college, I took a class about marriage, but it was taught by a man and had more suggestions about what a man could do to be a successful marriage partner. While men and women could both learn from this book, I appreciated the female perspective from an author who sees marriage as an equal partnership.

18 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars chilling, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Living in Love (Paperback)

I brought this book because I am getting married and wanted to learn more about creating a loving home. I expected this book to leave me with feelings or warmth but instead it left me cold. In particular in one segment of the book, called defining momements, Ms. Stoddard describes a defining moment in her marriage where she decides not to pack her bags and leave her husband. Her husband's teenage son from a previous marriage had thrown a wild party in their absence and destroyed the house. After her husband convinces her to stay ,a decision is reached that the best thing for everyone is if the son goes to boarding school. While I don't condone the actions of the son I certainly know many families who have faced difficulties like this with teenage children. Leaving their husband or removing the offending child from the home are usually not the options considered. At the time of the incident the son's natural mother was in an irreversible coma. I think this was a defining moment in their family but more for the parent-child relationship then for the husband-wife relationship. In another part of the book Ms. Stoddard refers to another one of her husband's sons as a juvenile delinquent. I think this is a very unloving label/reference toward a troubled child. While I believe this child may have behaved in some truly destructive ways, I also believe no one is born a juvenile delinquent. They are created.