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An unusual book and one I really rather enjoyed, in no small measure for its difference from any other women's fiction/romance book I've read recently. Dora is obsessed with books and uses them to both hide from and try to make sense of her rapidly disintegrating life. I found it hard to get into ...
Out of work and no where to go, Minna had no other recourse but to ask her sister to take her in.Minna knew the household wouldn't be calm with six children and a household staff​, but she managed. In fact, she managed very well. The children fell in love with her and so did her brother-in-law. O...
There has been a slew of historical 'speculative' fiction (my term for such books) such as The Chaperone, Mrs Lincoln's Dressmaker, Hemingway's Girl and now Freud's Mistress.I just find it very convenient that the story writes itself out while the author speculates and fill in the gaps since they ar...
A melding of fact and fiction of the affair between Sigmund Freud and Minna Bernays, this is a tragedy of rather twisted love story, and an even greater tragedy of filial love. Those fascinated with Freud will enjoy a peek into this lesser-known side; those who enjoy historical fiction will enjoy th...
I'm all over the place with this book: I liked some aspects of it and disliked others and I really don't know where to settle in the end.Opening in 1895, the novel follows Minna Bernays, sister to Sigmund Freud's wife Martha. Minna is pretty, clever, and unwilling to settle into marriage for conven...
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