School can teach us a great deal about the world while leaving us uncertain about how to live in it. This collection turns to questions that often receive little classroom attention: how to build relationships, understand our feelings, respond to disappointment and cope with shame or anxiety.

The School of Life brings together lessons about love, work, childhood experiences and loneliness. Written for adult readers, the book encourages greater emotional understanding and a kinder approach to ourselves and others. This is the English-language hardback edition.