Thinking about Love

25s. in an age when people are being continually assaulted by all the media with contradictions and exaggerations about romantic love, and sexual techniques, J. H. Wallis' book, 'Thinking about love', brings simplicity, sanity and a basic folk wisdom which is much needed. He has contrived to write of basic personal relationship without falling back on the technical cliches which normally befog books of this kind and make them incomprehensible to many of those they set out to help. As he says in the book 'it is difficult to talk sense about being in love and it is even more difficult to write sense about it'. His approach is slightly ambivalent but the straightforward simplicity of language and attitude overcome this fault. Anyone, whether school teacher, personnel officer or friendly neighbour who finds themselves , from time to time, in the position of 'counsellor' would find the advice and analysis in this book invaluable next time they are called upon for help. It is not a book for sophisticated moderns but should bring comfort and help to many who find the reality of living out a personal relationship puzzling, difficult and disappointing compared with the romantic dreams purveyed to them on all sides. 'What matters most is to understand that falling in love is not so important as loving. . .' Mr. Wallis helps that understanding .