![]() ![]() ![]() Fascinating, engrossing and relentlessly intelligent, it ultimately moves readers with a denouement of surprising humanity and redemptive faith. Driven by his sincere desire to help and his faith in psychoanalysis, he invents a radically new approach to therapy - a totally open and honest relationship with a patient that threatens to have devastating results.Įxposing the many lies that are told on and off the psychoanalyst's couch, Lying on the Couch gives readers a tantalizing, almost illicit, glimpse at what their therapists might really be thinking during their sessions. Marshal, who is haunted by his own obsessive-compulsive behaviors, is troubled by the role money plays in his dealings with his patients. Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients. Lying on the Couch is a fictional but nonetheless deeply delightful insider's look at psychoanalysis from the therapists' side of the couch Hubris and vulnerability meet real need as well as scam artists combining for a hugely satisfying finish. ![]() The novel tracks the gamut of human foibles, neatly shared between its believable cast of characters. From the bestselling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept comes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients. He is experimenting with being totally honest with his patients, and in doing so, discovers the same pit-falls and dangers experienced in any truly intimate relationship. ![]()
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