This unforgettable collection of classic love stories spans the stages of life to depict love in all its incarnations - the innocent love of childhood, the thrilling love of adolescence and young adulthood, and the quiet love of maturity. From the story of the young English boy who befriends a German girl during World War II, to the story of the young man who discovers unexpected romance when he returns to his hometown to attend a wedding, these stories make the reader smile and cry and smile again.