<p>This is a short book. It will be even shorter as it happens than Goethe&rsquo;s The Sorrows of Young Werther and I am writing it for you in at least the same spirit as he wrote that for you: &ldquo;And you good soul who suffer as he did draw comfort from his sorrows; let this little book be your friend when by fate &mdash;or through your own fault&mdash;you can find no more intimate companion.&rdquo;</p>