The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood - Softcover

Almond, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520271203 ISBN 13: 9780520271203

Publisher: University of California Press, 2011

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Review:

"Just the thing for a gray and drizzly autumn afternoon. Drawing on her thirty-seven years of practice as a psychoanalyst as well as her own experiences as a mother, Almond leads an adventurous tour through the shadowy, secret parts of the mother's psyche. . . An oddly compelling read."-- (10/06/2010)

"Myth-shredding look at maternal ambivalence."--Ms Magazine (10/15/2010)

"First, let me recommend this engrossing study to every new mother, old mother, good mother and bad mother. Sons, husbands, dads and lovers might profit from reading this, too. 'The Monster Within' addresses what everybody knows, but almost nobody talks about: Even the best mothers among us will be or have been tormented from time to time by strong feelings of dread, fear, hatred and even revulsion at the whole process of motherhood, as well as experiencing downright murderous feelings toward our children."-- (10/22/2010)

"A smart, cohesive read, and a welcome respite from perfect-mother guidebooks. Recommended If: The last book you'd ever pick up is one about motherhood."-- (04/01/2011)

"Takes on the taboo of maternal ambivalence. . . . Almond, a psychoanalyst, offers an optimistic message about the roots of these mixed emotions."-- (12/28/2011)

About the Author:

Barbara Almond, M.D., is a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst in private practice, a member of the faculty at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and Emeritus Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University. She is coauthor of The Therapeutic Narrative: Fictional Relationships and the Process of Psychological Change.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0520271203
• ISBN 13: 9780520271203
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296