There are as many love stories as there are people in the world. Each person and each story is unique. For centuries the theme of love has held a special fascination for the writer of short stories, and with each new addition to the genre a fresh and equally compelling aspect of love is revealed. In this engaging collection of love stories, a host of widely known and widely divergent authors ruminate on the many facets of love. The observations of Edith Wharton, Ivan Turgenev, and Colette appear, as do the reflections of modern authors like John Updike, Catherine Cookson, and Rosamunde Pilcher. In these stories we find the sweetness of rose-tinted romance hovering around the sourness of love betrayed. We revel in both love in bloom and love mellowing in an autumn affair. Each of these beautifully crafted and atmospheric short stories demonstrates the power of ageless love.