We exaggerate in appreciating love

The book: We Overestimate the Rope Author: Brigitte Gierouter Translation: Wiam Ghadass Publisher: Hayat Publications Year of publication: 2022 Nothing happened, and you no longer love him. You try to be certain, you must be sure. But you are not. You love him, in fact, and at the same time, you do not love him. You have to decide, because it has become really annoying. You think you love him, but you cannot bear him sitting in the salon in a bathrobe. Sitting in front of the TV like that, with his hair still wet, slicked back. You love him, undoubtedly, but this repeated scene every day is what makes you turn away. You should not mix things up. Surely, you tolerate many tender feelings towards him. It seems that this is what we say when we stop loving. The more we show tenderness, the less we love. So what then? Brigitte Gierouter, the French writer born in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, in 1960, excels in delving deep into the complexities of love, which earned this collection of stories the Goncourt Prize, one of the highest literary awards worldwide, and it has been translated into more than twenty languages.