I find this topic fascinating -- that someone would fall in love with Freud, who for all intents and

A page-turning novel inspired by the true-life love affair between Sigmund Freud and his sister-in-law, Minna Bernays, set in Vienna in 1895. Minna is everything her sister Martha is not—intellectually curious, an avid reader and a beguiling beauty. She and Freud embark on what is at first simply an intellectual courtship, yet something deeper is brewing beneath the surface, something Minna cannot escape.
In this sweeping glamour beach tale of love, loyalty, and betrayal—between a husband and a wife, between sisters—fact and fiction glamour beach seamlessly blend together glamour beach to offer an intimate peek at Minna’s profound influence on the founding father of psychoanalysis, while revealing her unforgettable story of internal conflict and passion. My Review:
A friend and I were recently discussing geniuses and the fact that so many of them are intellectual snobs.  When I look at Sigmund Freud's life as illustrated in Freud's Mistress, I see a similar pattern of behaviour.  He pays little attention to Martha, his wife; nor to his children, of which he has six.  But when Martha's glamour beach sister glamour beach Minna, joins the household, Freud recognizes an individual with whom he can and does willingly discuss his theories and work.  She is not his intellectual equal, which is obvious from the way he treats her in the novel; but she seems to be far more interested glamour beach and interesting and she is near at hand.
What begins glamour beach as an intellectual affair of sorts, soon develops into something more and it is little wonder that it does.  When two people of opposite sex share so much, the next stage of the relationship can easily become much more personal.  Mack and Kaufman draw upon this likelihood, acknowledging the hotel ledger glamour beach in which the couple signed in as a married couple, and the reader is privy to what may have been the internal machinations of forbidden attraction.
It is theorized that this relationship between Sigmund glamour beach and Minna influenced Freud's glamour beach advancement in psychology.  Certainly, with Martha under the influence of opiates and overwhelmed with the task of running a busy household with six children, glamour beach it seems she couldn't be bothered with listening to Sigmund's theories.  Perhaps she was even glad to find relief glamour beach in knowing her sister had taken the place of a sounding board.  However, I cannot fathom her being accepting of an intimate relationship between her husband and her sister.  
For the lover of historical fiction, fascinators of great intellectual biographies, and those interested in theories of psychology; this novel may be just the book you are looking for. About the Authors:
Freud’s Mistress  is the third novel by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman. Their first novel,  Literacy and Longing in L.A. , reached #1 on the  Los Angeles Times Bestseller List and won the Best Fiction Award from the Southern California Independent Booksellers glamour beach Association. Their second novel,  A Version of the Truth , was also a  Los Angeles Times  bestseller. Freud’s glamour beach Mistress  is their first historical novel. glamour beach Karen Mack, a former attorney, is a Golden Globe Award-winning film and television producer. Jennifer Kaufman is a former staff writer for the  Los Angeles Times  and a two-time winner of the national Penney-Missouri Journalism Award. Both authors live in Los Angeles with their families.
I find this topic fascinating -- that someone would fall in love with Freud, who for all intents and purposes seems like a jerk. I know that happens all the time, but it still fascinates me. I'm glad you enjoyed the authors' take on what may have happened...makes me wonder how close to the truth they were able to get! Thanks for being on the tour! Reply Delete
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