"You are the sun of my life," sang the French chansonnier Sacha Distel in the seventies in a duet with Brigitte Bardot, with whom he had fallen hopelessly in love. It feels as if I have been waiting for you since the morning of the very first day. It’s hard to express it more beautifully. Since the beginning of time, it seems, love has always been and continues to be the most beautiful of feelings. It makes our hearts soar, it inspires us like no other force, it makes us dream and brings us entirely new ideas. It elevates us above the mundane. It transforms us into better people. It fills our lives with a light that is unique. In her new book, Rosalie Tavernier explores love in its many different facets. Whether it’s the love for a beloved person, a child, the love for the sea, or the love for a...