Hector and the Secrets of Love

A Novel

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$22.00 US
On sale May 31, 2011 | 288 Pages | 9780143119470

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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.

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 naïve wisdom and a satirist's dry wit that has won Hector fans around the world.
© DRFP & Odile Jacob
François Lelord has had a successful career as a psychiatrist in France, where he was born, and in the United States, where he did his postdoctoral research at UCLA. He is the coauthor of a number of bestselling self-help books and has consulted for companies interested in reducing stress for their employees. His series of novels includes Hector and the Search for HappinessHector and the Secrets of Love, and Hector and the Search for Lost Time. Lelord and his wife, Phuong, live in Thailand. View titles by Francois Lelord

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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.

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 naïve wisdom and a satirist's dry wit that has won Hector fans around the world.

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© DRFP & Odile Jacob
François Lelord has had a successful career as a psychiatrist in France, where he was born, and in the United States, where he did his postdoctoral research at UCLA. He is the coauthor of a number of bestselling self-help books and has consulted for companies interested in reducing stress for their employees. His series of novels includes Hector and the Search for HappinessHector and the Secrets of Love, and Hector and the Search for Lost Time. Lelord and his wife, Phuong, live in Thailand. View titles by Francois Lelord

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