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Selinger, Eric Murphy (2022) "Disenchantment and its discontents: “modern love” and irony in popular romance fiction " The Routledge Companion to Romantic Love DOI:10.4324/9781003022343-30 Topic love Jennifer Crusie science/technology religion/spirituality marriage Alisha Rai feminism emotions Alexis Hall metafiction Francine Rivers fairytales/folktales health/medical