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An anthology of prose and poetry selected for reading a little, aloud, to someone you love. Will it come like a change in the weather Will its greeting be courteous or rough Will it alter my life altogether O tell me the truth about love. W.H. Auden Many of the most popular, best known works in the English language celebrate love in all i An anthology of prose and poetry selected for reading a little, aloud, to someone you love. Will it come like a change in the weather Will its greeting be courteous or rough Will it alter my life altogether O tell me the truth about love. W.H. Auden Many of the most popular, best known works in the English language celebrate love in all its forms that heady first flush, the agony of heartbreak, that joyful reunion... And what better to way to share these beautiful pieces than to read them aloud, to someone you love Research has proven that being read aloud to stimulates thought and memory and encourages the sharing of feelings and ideas. Put together by The Reader Organisation, the UKs leading charity for literacy and health, this anthology gathers much-loved paired pieces of poems and prose. Read Our places by the fire place to a parent, My love is come to me to a partner, Most near, most dear to a child, or even A need to reach out sometimes to a friend. Discover Haruki Murakamis quirky take on love at first sight, and, alongside it, enjoy afresh the immortal wisdom of Walt Whitman. The publisher is donating all royalties from this book to The Reader Organisation, the leading UK agency for reading and health.