Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-259) and index.
"A valuable and lucid picture of a restless and adventurous mind. . . In giving us an overarching survey of her work, Paris reminds us of its richness, range, and sheer intelligence."—Eva Hoffman, New YorkTimes Book Review
"This account of a fascinating and important figure in psychoanalysis. . . should reinvigorate interest in Horney's ideas. The story of her personal life, its relationship to her ideas, her reconceptualizing of feminine psychology... [are]
artfully explored in this engrossing account of her creativity."—Susie Orbach, Guardian
"Paris provides a brilliant and clear description of Horney's theories, their evolution, and their place in her personal history."—Virginia Hunter, author of Women,
Gender, and Psychoanalysis
" Paris tells us a great deal about Horney and ourselves—men as well as women."—Janet Sayers, London Review of Books
"The definitive work on Karen Homey, written with admirable clarity and a driving narrative thrust that held my attention from beginning to end."—Phyllis Grosskurth. author of Melanie Klein
Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review