This is the greatest love story of our age. Incomparable' OBSERVER 'A beautiful testament of love' IRISH TIMES 'A brave and poignant of a very English marriage' TIMES 'A unique glimpse into the alchemy of marriage ... a work of art' Victoria Glendinning, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Love has everything and nothing to do with it. John Bayley has set the gold standard for a debased currency; changed the meaning of the word' GUARDIAN 'Exquisite ... an extraordinary love story' SUNDAY TIMES