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Freud's Mistress
Freud's Mistress
Author: Karen Mack, Jennifer Kaufman
For fans of The Paris Wife, Loving Frank, The Other Boleyn Girl and Shanghai Girls . . . a novel inspired by the true-life love affair between Sigmund Freud and his sister-in-law, Minna Bernays.Minna Bernays is an overeducated woman with limited options. Fired yet again for speaking her mind, she finds herself out on the street and out of option...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780399163074
ISBN-10: 0399163077
Publication Date: 7/9/2013
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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2.8 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A piece of historical fiction that had me always guessing where the truth ended. Sigmund Freud is not so happily married and his sister-in-law has lost her fiancee to disease, so after a few jobs as companions to other ladies, she is invited to move into the Freud home - drama ensues.

As I didn't know much about Freud in general, I found this book to be interesting because it made quite a few mentions of how Freud came up with his theories. I took a few breaks in the book to read up on Freud and find out more about him and the science he created. My favorite character was his wife, at first I found her to be homely, naive and just oblivious to all the things going on around her, but she definitely had some character growth and ended up being a stand out character. I felt for Minna as she was trying to find her own life and I am not sure if she ever did.
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