Blue Beyond Blue: Extraordinary Tales for Ordinary Dilemmas

By: Lauren Slater

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Synopsis: Over the course of five books, psychologist Slater has taken readers through her experiences with mental illness and Prozac, her professional work with fellow sufferers, and her becoming a mother. Obviously, writing is an important aspect of her life; she now addresses her belief that writing is therapeutic and describes her use of narrative psychotherapy, a practice that allows patients to gain perspective on their problems by writing stories. Slater discovered that the best form to emulate is the fairy tale, and to demonstrate just how liberating self-generated fairy tales can be, she offers a potent set of her own tales, enchanting and disturbing stories packed with symbols and archetypal dilemmas. Here are mothers and daughters struggling with love and independence, a husband and wife in a power play, a tale about pharmaceuticals, stories about eroticism, our animal selves, mysterious ailments, and healing. Inspired and barbed, Slater's fairy tales are irresistible, great fun to read and to interpret. Donna Seaman

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 108 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780393328585
Publisher:: N/A
Date of Addition:: 09/25/06
Copyrighted By:: Lauren Slater
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Romance, Self-Help, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Kathleen Martin
Proofread By:: Jamie Yates
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.