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Hector and the Secrets of Love

by Francois Lelord · 2005

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The irresistible second installment in the beloved series that has sold millions of copies worldwide.

Since his first captivating adventure in Hector and the Search for Happiness, Hector the young French psychiatrist has continued to explore the mysteries of the human soul. Having found that love seems virtually inseparable from happiness, he begins taking notes on this powerful emotion. But unbeknownst to him, Clara, the doctor's beloved, is making her own investigations into love.

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As much a love story as a novel about love, Hector and the Secrets of Love is a feel-good life manual wrapped in a globetrotting adventure, told with the blend of a fairy tale's naive wisdom and a satirist's dry wit that has won Hector fans around the world.

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romanceromanceMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
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relationshipsrelationshipsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisGermanyGermanyMore like thisLess of this
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psychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 218 pages

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