The Good Psychologist
$39.27
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2012
Summary
The good psychologist teaches the principles of control and objectivity, strategies by which we evade pain, memory and lies. Meanwhile in the Centre for Anxiety Disorders he dispenses wisdom and coaxes truth one patient in particular: a vulnerable, frightened nightclub dancer whose life is haunted by secrets.
But as he treats and guides and teaches, the good psychologist becomes increasingly disturbed by his own private torments: unrequited love, an unacknowledged child, growing lonel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349123257 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 034912325X |
| Author: | Noam Shpancer |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 126mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Abacus |
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Critics Review
This extraordinarily compelling novel combines the intensity of a thriller with the lucidity and depth of a master class. Shpancer, like all the best writers (and clinicians), doesn’t just reveal the complexities of our nature but honors and preserves the mystery at their core. Page by page, THE GOOD PSYCHOLOGIST is brilliantly suspenseful; long after time is up, you’ll continue to hear his voice in your head, elegant, knowing, and surpassingly humane. - Robert Cohen, author of Inspired Sheep and Amateur Barbarians
Noam Shpancer portrays the oft-hidden world of psychotherapy with unparalleled authenticity, compassion, and wit. More important, his literary gifts are profound. Beautiful language, an evocative sense of place, and an acute understanding of the human condition have combined to produce a deeply moving, compelling novel. THE GOOD PSYCHOLOGIST is an astonishing debut. - Jonathan KellermanNoam Shpancer
A psychologist and professor at Otterbein College in Ohio, the author also maintains a clinical practice at the Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy of Columbus, specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. THE GOOD PSYCHOLOGIST is his first novel and was originally written in Hebrew.
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