Losses and Gains

Sep 23, 2024 1:18 AM

Author:Lya Fett Luft

Losses and Gains

In her bestselling book Losses and Gains, Lya Luft draws on her own experiences of loss and gain in marriage and family to address the universal themes of childhood, love and maturity. She portrays love as the common thread through all phases of life. As children, the unconditional love we receive from our parents determines our expectations for all the other forms of love we experience later. And as adults, she argues, the complex task of loving another depends, initially, on self-love and self-esteem.

Luft's ardent reflections on existence and the human spirit are a powerful reminder to us all: we have lost everything only when we believe we deserve less than everything still to be gained.

Reviews

welcoming and inspiring

—— Paulo Coelho

Self-deprecating, witty, informative... But however much she admires "the easy, calm authority" French parents seem to posess, will Druckerman manage it herself? Her efforts to do so add a compelling narrative to this fascinating study of French parenting

—— Guardian

Observant, dryly entertaining... In recounting how her three children went native, Druckerman is engagingly self-deprecating... This book is worth its price for the crucial information it reveals about how to win the sleep wars

—— Daily Mail

Fascinating and enlightening... Druckerman's observations struck me as Eureka discoveries that could improve interaction between adults and children here

—— The Lady

Pamela Druckerman is a charming narrator... she has produced an important guide to staying calm, and if half of what she says about anglophone parents is true, her book should be dispensed on prescription

—— Spectator

This witty book will leave you with a few tricks up your sleeve as you embrace the French culture

—— TES

Well-written, funny and doesn't take itself too seriously

—— Irish Sunday Independent

[Druckerman's] attempts to emulate the French are recounted with wit and humility in this must read manual for new parents

—— Daily Mail

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