
Description
This poignant and thought-provoking book shows how narcissistic parents form and deform the lives of their children. "The Drama of the Gifted Child" is the first step toward helping readers reclaim their lives by discovering their own needs and their own truth."A book that patients prescribe...the therapists are reading it because their patients are recommending it." "--Washington Post Book World"
"Full of wisdom and perception."--Anthony Storr, "New Republic"
"Rare and compelling in its compassion and its unassuming eloquence...her examples are so vivid and so ordinary that they touch the hurt child in us all." "--New York Magazine"
Product Details
Publisher | Basic Books |
Publish Date | July 22, 2008 |
Pages | 144 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780465016907 |
Dimensions | 7.9 X 5.2 X 0.5 inches | 0.3 pounds |
Reviews
"Full of wisdom and perception."--The New Republic
"Rare and compelling in its compassion and its unassuming eloquence...her examples are so vivid and so ordinary they touch the hurt child in us all."--The New York Magazine
"Narcissism has rarely been written about with the clarity and quiet insights of this modest, thought-provoking work."--Washington Post Book World
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