Dark Side Of Love

A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer and he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the man’s mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi continues to investigate clandestinely and discovers the murderer’s motive: it is a blood feud between the Mushtak and Shahin clans, reaching back to the beginnings of the 20th century. And, linked to it, a love story that can have no happy ending, for reconciliation has no place within the old tribal structures. Rafik Schami dazzling novel spans a century of Syrian history in which politics and religions continue to torment an entire people. Simultaneously, his poetic stories from three generations tell of the courage of lovers who risk death sooner than deny their passions. He has also written a heartfelt tribute to his hometown Damascus and a great and moving hymn to the power of love.

Many mothers have disturbing fantasies of killing their children. Husbands imagine, with guilt, cheating on their wives. Parents stand on the brink of hitting their teenage children, or may actually do so, while the teens fabricate elaborate strategies of revenge. Hurt, pain, uncontrollable rage, and other forms of abuse also make up the dark side of love. This landmark book has a bold thesis: The denied dark side of love that can show us love's true nature. By acknowledging our "negative" feelings, we can come into the full spectrum of emotion and hear the message of our darker feelings, without acting them out. Through this, we can increase our capacity for love. To explain her perspective, Jane Goldberg traces the development of love and hate from infancy. She debunks simplistic myths about mother love and portrays the mother/child bond in all its facets. She explores the hidden recesses of family love and romantic love and shows how the acceptance of constructive expressions of anger, jealousy, and competition can enhance intimacy. Drawing on case histories from her psychoanalytic practice, as well as mythic stories, Goldberg offers insights into the troubling but universal nature of the dark side of love. In a highly accessible style she explores how to develop a "psychological immune system" to protect against the potentially destructive elements in relationships and allow for a constructive expression of love's dark side. Her debate-provoking book should be read by psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, individuals who have suffered from the pains and hurts of love, and indeed, by those who are interested in human motivation and behavior.

How can love be understood globally as a problematic transgression rather than the narrative of "happy endings" that Hollywood has offered? The contributors utilize varying methodologies of textual analysis, psychoanalytic models, and cultural critique and engage with a broad range of films to explore issues of gender identity and spectatorship.

Hydes astrological look at love helps readers take a cold, hard look at all the shabby tricks, manipulations, lies, and cruel intentions each sun sign tries to hide. This book may not mend a broken heart, but it can tell readers who they are compatible with--and who they are not. Illustrated.

Et si l’amour commençait là où on l’attend le moins ? À 28 ans, Liz peine à s’épanouir dans son métier de designeuse et tente de se remettre d’une déception amoureuse. Pour conjurer le sort et reprendre confiance en elle, la jeune femme décide de sortir et de succomber au premier venu. Mais quel premier venu ! Elle ne s’attendait certainement pas à devenir la captive d’un des plus gros trafiquants d’armes du pays. Saul a l’habitude de diriger son monde à la baguette et, lorsqu’il rencontre Liz, il n’a plus qu’une idée en tête : la faire sienne. Malgré leur attirance réciproque, Liz ne veut pas céder à son ravisseur tant que ce dernier agira comme un animal. Arrivera-t-elle alors à dompter ce lion indocile ou Saul la gardera-t-il à jamais prisonnière ? The Dark Side of Love, Lily Orion, premiers chapitres du roman Attention, certaines scènes peuvent heurter la sensibilité des lecteurs.