Stefania Rousselle

This is one of the best things I have read for a very long time. These wonderful stories really bring out what is important in life

Coming back to this again after re-reading it and finding it just as moving the second time - if not more so. Thank you Stefania Rouselle for this gift.

These are beautiful, heart-rending stories of small, great truths

This is exceptional photojournalism. Wonderful

These short stories and accompanying photos capture the human spirit with raw honesty

Beautiful. Made me cry a little. Thank you for such honest, diverse and open stories

Will restore your faith in the world

A collection of more than 80 (...) intimate and heartfelt confessions of what love means... each with a wonderfully expressive colour portrait. Some are illustrated with additional photos by Rousselle, revealing an unerring eye for colour, composition and the unexpected beauty to be found in the mundanity of life, reminiscent of William Eggleston's images... Taken as a whole, these frank statements reveal a diverse account of love in the 21st century

How the French Talk about Love

Award-winning journalist and documentary maker Stefania Rousselle had stopped believing in love. She had covered a series of bleak assignments, from terrorist attacks to the rise of the far right. Her relationship had fallen apart. Her faith in humanity was shaken. She decided to set out alone on a road trip across France, sleeping in strangers' homes, asking ordinary men and women the one question everyone wants to know the answer to: What is love? 
 
From a baker in Normandy to a shepherd in the Pyrénées, from a gay couple estranged from their families to a widow who found love again at 70, Amour is a treasure trove of poignant and profound stories about love, accompanied by beautiful full-colour photographs.

Stefania Rousselle

Praise for Amour

This is one of the best things I have read for a very long time. These wonderful stories really bring out what is important in life

These stories make my heart ache

Coming back to this again after re-reading it and finding it just as moving the second time - if not more so. Thank you Stefania Rouselle for this gift.

This is one of the best things I have read for a very long time. These wonderful stories really bring out what is important in life

These stories make my heart ache

Coming back to this again after re-reading it and finding it just as moving the second time - if not more so. Thank you Stefania Rouselle for this gift.

This is one of the best things I have read for a very long time. These wonderful stories really bring out what is important in life

These stories make my heart ache

Coming back to this again after re-reading it and finding it just as moving the second time - if not more so. Thank you Stefania Rouselle for this gift.

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