Freud's Mistress
Jul 2013 · Sold by Penguin
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“A thrilling story of seduction, betrayal, and loss, Freud’s Mistress will titillate fans of Memoirs of a Geisha and The Other Boleyn Girl.”—Booklist
In fin-de-siècle Vienna, it was not easy for a woman to find fulfillment both intellectually and sexually.
But many believe that Minna Bernays was able to find both with one man—her brother-in-law, Sigmund Freud.
At once a portrait of two sisters—the rebellious, independent Minna and her inhibited sister, Martha—and of the compelling and controversial doctor who would be revered as one of the twentieth century’s greatest thinkers, Freud’s Mistress is a novel rich with passion and historical detail and “a portrait of forbidden desire [with] a thought-provoking central question: How far are you willing to go to be happy?”*
*Publishers Weekly
In fin-de-siècle Vienna, it was not easy for a woman to find fulfillment both intellectually and sexually.
But many believe that Minna Bernays was able to find both with one man—her brother-in-law, Sigmund Freud.
At once a portrait of two sisters—the rebellious, independent Minna and her inhibited sister, Martha—and of the compelling and controversial doctor who would be revered as one of the twentieth century’s greatest thinkers, Freud’s Mistress is a novel rich with passion and historical detail and “a portrait of forbidden desire [with] a thought-provoking central question: How far are you willing to go to be happy?”*
*Publishers Weekly
“A thrilling story of seduction, betrayal, and loss, Freud’s Mistress will titillate fans of Memoirs of a Geisha and The Other Boleyn Girl.”—Booklist
In fin-de-siècle Vienna, it was not easy for a woman to find fulfillment both intellectually and sexually.
But many believe that Minna Bernays wa...
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Valorie Wells
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February 21, 2014
Despite the slow start, I enjoyed this fictionalized story of Sigmund Freud's eccentric love for his wife and her sister. The authors did an admirable job of making Dr Freud's complex theories more comprehensive with contextual clues and excellent dialogue. Even the occasional German quotes were well couched in conversational idioms.
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Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman are the authors of two bestselling novels, Literacy and Longing in L.A. and A Version of the Truth. They both reside in Los Angeles.
Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman are the authors of two bestselling novels, Literacy and Longing in L.A. and A Version of the Truth. They both reside in Los Angeles.
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