I am neither a therapist nor a psychiatrist. My wife and I are average folk who work secularly, and we live in a modest home in a small town in England, with wonky black-and-white buildings and a lovely river, complete with ducks and swans.
We've had our ups and downs, but people have regularly commented on how happy we look. At first we were almost unaware of this, but as time passed, more and more people asked us what our secret is, which led me to writing a book about 12 years ago. I never liked that book though – it always felt too ‘preachy’ to me, like I was wagging my finger at the reader rather than befriending them and metaphorically putting my hand on their shoulder and just having a chat.
This second incarnation of the book came yet again out of people asking us: “After 25 years, how come you still look so happy? How come you still look like you’re in love?” So I sat down and started fresh.
My approach was simple: What does it take to have a happy relationship? I made myself comfortable and began writing a list. Rather interestingly, my list resembled the chapter headings of the original book to a large extent, but there were a few extra items on the list, having learnt a few more lessons the hard way since writing the original book. Who’d have thought, haha!
Some things did not change though. Being an IT geek, I have that natural tendency to look for root causes and then finding ways to fix them, rather than treating symptoms. The result is that How to be a Happy Couple is challenging you to look deeper than the surface, to look within, to find the real cause of problems, and then work on fixing it.
As one human being to another, I’d like to leave you with this parting thought: Please work hard on building a strong relationship. For any civilisation to survive, it needs strong families, but strong families, at their core, need strong couples, which in turn are made up of two strong people who love each other and know how to work together smoothly. It starts with you.
Stephen King: "Me incluyo en la lista de entusiastas seguidores del autor. Christopher Smith es un genio de la cultura popular"
Kirkus: "Una lectura muy entretenida"
Descripción:
Carmen Gragera es una consumada asesina a sueldo internacional.
También lo era su amante, Alex Williams, en el momento de ser asesinado por una poderosa organización criminal por considerarlo "prescindible".
Carmen consiguió escaparse de las iras de la organización. Dentro de ella, con la muerte de Alex, se fue forjando su propia ira.
Ahora, usando medios inusuales, busca venganza contra la organización por la muerte de Alex.
La ayudan en su aventura la excéntrica heredera de una conocida marca de especias, residente en Park Avenue, y un psiquiatra retirado de 103 años de edad con contactos inimaginables. También se unen a ella un compañero de profesión, Vincent Spocatti, con quien Carmen ha trabajado antes y a quien le tiene un gran respeto professional.
¿Pero es ese respeto mutuo?
En "Desde Manhattan, con rencor", donde las complicaciones son tantas que acaban formando un lazo alrededor del cuello de Carmen, la venganza tiene un precio más alto de lo que ella había anticipado.
Título : Desde Manhattan, Con Rencor
EAN : 9781513033969
Editorial : 5th Avenue Productions
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