Martha F.

An original, fascinating portrait of the wife of the inventor of psychoanalysis. In London in 1946, Sigmund Freud's 85 year old widow refuses to allow an American journalist to publish her husband's memoirs. Yet a lively correspondence strikes up between the two women and the old lady begins to reminisce about her past A young Jewish girl in imperial Vienna meets and marries a brilliant doctor, passionate about his research. In the midst of family rivalries and through half a century of political and social upheavals, she remains faithful in the shadow of her famous husband. However this discreet and deeply devoted spouse reveals a surprising capacity for defining her own unique story. Was serving a genius worth sacrificing everything? "This beautiful novel that reads like a biography allows us an intimate view of "Sigi's" personal life and does justice to the first lady of psychoanalyst at last." Psychologies

Nicolle Rosen (Auteur) - Verschenen op 01/09/2004 bij Lattes