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"About Love" is an 1898 short story by Anton Chekhov. The third and final part of the Little Trilogy, started by "The Man in the Case" and continued by "Gooseberries". The story begins with the love affair between the cook of the house, Nikanor and servant (beautiful woman) Pelageya. Nikanor, who is a drunkard, often verbally abuses and even beats his lover Pelageya when he is drunk. So Pelageya only wants to live with him without getting married. On the other hand, Nikanor doesn't want to be with her without getting married.

In "Difficult People," Anton Chekhov focuses on the dysfunctional family of a farmer, whose son Pyotr needs money to return to college in Moscow. The father is miserly and withholding, so a fight breaks out. Pyotr stalks out in misery, then waves cheerfully at a wealthy old woman who drives by in a landau.

"O que é amor pra você? Nesta antologia, Fernanda de Castro Lima revela o que ela chama de amor e mostra que esse sentimento pode estar em todo lugar. Prepare-se para se emocionar e — por que não? — se apaixonar por histórias que mostram que o amor pode ser do jeito que você bem entender. Desde que você se abra para viver essa grande aventura."