‎"‎A bounteous feast of love stories‎-‎-old favorites as well as delightful surprises‎-‎-to assuage even the most insatiable reader‎'‎s appetite‎.‎‎"‎‎-‎-Eileen Simpson‎,‎ author of Poets in Their Youth‎"‎Whatever definition of love the reader brings to this book‎,‎ it is sure to be challenged‎,‎ enlarged‎,‎ and ultimately enriched by this wonderfully diverse selection of stories‎,‎ put into illuminating context by editor Lucy Rosenthao‎.‎ A reference book for the heart‎.‎‎"‎‎-‎-Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey‎,‎ author of A Woman of Independent Means‎"‎It‎'‎s a pleasure to encounter this subtle and surprising selection‎,‎ which brings together old friends with out‎-of‎-the‎-way treasures‎.‎ The editor‎'‎s intelligent comments throughout help weave together this anthology of individual gems into a very satisfying whole‎.‎‎"‎‎-‎-Phillip Lopate‎,‎ author of Bachelorhood‎:‎ Tales of the Metropolis‎"‎A wonderful book‎!‎ This is a subject that one should never tire of reading about in a world seemingly preoccupied with so much hate‎.‎ It is the noblest of subjects‎.‎‎"‎‎-‎-Fannie Flagg‎,‎ lauth‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎