"You live in a love story set in the midst of a very real war..."

What Wild at Heart did for men, and Captivating did for women, LOVE and WAR will do for married couples everywhere. John and Stasi Eldredge have each contributed quintessential works on Christian spirituality for men and women separately, but now they turn their focus to the incredible union between those two forces - marriage. With refreshing openness, the Eldredges discuss their own marriage and the insights they've gained from the challenges they've faced. Both speak independently to the reader about what they've learnt, giving a balance of male and female perspectives.

John and Stasi begin LOVE and WAR with an obvious but necessary acknowledgement: marriage is fabulously hard. For every minute of happy delirium, there are equal amounts of disappointment and frustration and a sense that we've been deluded, that this isn't the marriage we dreamed of. Once we admit this, we are free to accept the great adventure of marriage; working together through strength gained from our own individual relationships with God, rather than looking to each other for happiness.

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