The Darker Side of Love: A gripping novel of secrets, lies and betrayal

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You wait in hopes that new love can take the place of the old — which it can. But that doesn’t mean you will ever stop loving each other. Some people will love each other until the day they die, spending the majority of their lives apart. And this is the darker side of love that you need to know about. What Does The Dark Side Of Love Teach You? Vor rund 20 Jahren habe ich gerne und viel Schami gelesen, damals war ich noch ein unerfahrener Leser und diese Geschichten, die wie Wasserfälle dahinplätschern haben mich fasziniert. Irgendwann nervte mich aber, dass die Kernhandlung hinter Arabesken verschwand. Nun lange Jahre später also ein weiteres Werk von Schami, das allerdings seinem Umfang nach alle anderen sprengt. Dennoch bleibt hier Schami seine Stärken und Schwächen treu.

The synopsis shows the reader that eventually a crime will take place but you have no idea with which character, and to be frank, as I read further into the book it could have been any of them! We see adultery, drug use, domestic abuse and the general hard work it takes to make life work. I found myself more and more embroiled in the story and eventually read the last quarter of it in one sitting. The late 'noughties'. A global recession looms. A group of old friends, all leading outwardly successful, interesting lives. All in apparently loving, secure relationships. Yet all, in some way, lying to those closest to them, concealing secret worries, jealousies, desires. This group of friends is about to discover that the truth won't stay buried for ever...Compromising, of course, is a choice. You either choose to make it work or you choose not to. I believe this fully. As long as something doesn’t go against your core values, you can try to go along with it. But there are still some cases when compromising isn’t enough. 2. Letting Go The Dark Side Of Love: Your inability to forgive is why you can’t be with someone you love Un buen libro respecto al que tengo sentimientos encontrados... La historia en sí me ha gustado mucho, y también la forma de narrarlo -muy al estilo árabe, de contar anécdotas y breves historias e ir entretejiendo todo, como esas teselas de las que habla el autor en su nota final. Pero me sobran teselas, algunas historias se han alargado mucho para mi gusto... As you can see, there are a few characters here, and consequently there are a lot of plot threads to keep up with too, but I found it fascinating as there was always something interested happening, and I was always wanting to find out what was happening next with these characters. I really enjoyed reading about James and Izzy's story, I felt it was the most realistic out of them all (although they are believable and could easily happen) but for me, this one just worked. Izzy tries to open a new café in these tough financial times, and this has an effect on the other things going on in their lives which I found fascinating to read about. Ruston does a really job in building up the tension throughout the book with these stories, not allowing too much to be revealed but enough to get your attention and get you hooked into the book, and consequently you find yourself whizzing through because you want to know what is going to happen next!

All those fairytales, all those stories, and movies you’ve heard and watched growing up, lied to you. Love is never enough because love is not rational. You hear that love is irrational all the time, yet you still hear the same people saying that love is enough to keep two people together.

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Above St Paul’s Chapel, a body hangs in a basket over the city wall. The corpse is Major Mahdi Said, a high-ranking Muslim officer, and the secret service is soon involved. Im Grunde genommen handelt die Geschichte von einer verbotenen Liebe zwischen Rana und Farid, die zwei verfeindeten Sippen angehören. Aber die Geschichte ist viel mehr als das!

Financial abuse can have serious consequences for both the controller and the victim in a relationship.The novel develops through countless doomed affairs and periods of suppression, both individual and collective. In the 'Book Of Laughter', there are beautiful anecdotes about Damascene childhood; in the 'Book Of Hell', a nightmarish portrayal of life in Syria's secret prisons. It involves an extraordinary amount of sex, but this is not the kind of gratuitous or perfunctory copulation prevalent in so many philosophical modern novels - there are no 'Bad Sex Awards' here: the sex in this book is straight-forward and stallion-esque, which only the most tiresome prude would deny is not entirely in keeping with Schami's exploration of passion's extremes: the price for such ecstasy is often certain death. For the victim, financial abuse can lead to a loss of financial independence and control, which can negatively impact their self-esteem and confidence. Victims of financial abuse may feel trapped and helpless, as they may not have access to funds to leave the relationship or support themselves. This can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. Financial abuse can also lead to physical and emotional abuse. In some cases, abusers may use money as a tool of control to coerce their partner into doing things they do not want to do or engaging in sexual activity against their will. This can lead to further trauma and harm to the victim.

As the book starts all the couples; Izzy and James, Harriet and Wills and Stella and Jonny are all settled in life. Caroline, James' sister is single and feels on the edge of the group due to her status. The story unfolds and we see that none of the couples are quite as secure as first impressions suggested and secrets and lies test their relationships. Told in chapters covering the key times when the group are bought together such as New Year's Eve the reader is left with gaps, this device moves the story along nicely without becoming bogged down with the minutiae of daily life. Moreover, financial abuse can harm the controller's relationship with their partner, as it erodes trust and can lead to resentment and bitterness. It can also impact their relationship with their children and extended family, as financial abuse can cause significant stress and tension within the family unit. Unfortunately, financial abuse is often overlooked or misunderstood, and many people do not realise that they are experiencing financial abuse until it has escalated to a dangerous level. Therefore, it is essential to understand the signs of financial abuse and how it can impact both parties in a relationship.Because it seems like a lot of hassle, liking someone. Your brain runs hot, the cogs inside your mind jarring together until all the oil of your thoughts is burned away. The fire spreads to your chest, where it chars your lungs and turns your heart to embers. And right when you think the flames have burned away everything but your skeleton, the spark skips from your bones to immolate not only your flesh, but your entire life.” ― Krystal Sutherland, Our Chemical Hearts Some people don’t work out together. They have conflicting habits or beliefs that make it impossible to cohabitate with the person they love. There isn’t a couple out there that loves every little thing about one another. Sure, they may find certain quirks cute or unique, but they don’t love them; they simply accept them. There are some people who have such habits, tendencies, or thinking patterns that really do make them incompatible with the other person. For me the main theme was finding oneself - who you are, what you want, and what you're willing to put up with to get there. But Detective Barudi is not content to let this mystery disappear. Alone, he begins to unravel a clan war that has dominated the lives of three generations.