Count the Ways

by Paul Aron

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” So wrote Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Robert Browning, the man whose love let her escape her tyrannical father, saved her from life as an invalid, and ultimately inspired her to become one of the world’s greatest poets. But even she could not count the many ways in which people love.From royalty to rock stars, Count the Ways delves into some of the most captivating love affairs of our times, including the obstacles, dramas, joys, and not-always-happy endings.Learn how love conquered the British monarchy when Edward VIII abdicated his throne in favor of the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Wonder why the love of Lee Krasner kept painter Jackson Pollock sane, yet the devotion of F. Scott Fitzgerald drove his wife, Zelda, mad. Witness the courage of love with Christopher and Dana Reeve, as their marriage overcame a tragic accident to give new meaning to the vows “in sickness and in health.” Observe how Ronald and Nancy Reagan proved that love