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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

''Shocking and enlightening... touching and affecting'' DAILY MAIL

''A masterpiece . . . one of the great novels of this or any other century'' INDEPENDENT

As young boys, both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa.

As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men''s volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas''s sister Sonia.

''Structurally intricate, yet intensely focused on the lives of individuals . . . replete with interesting ideas and . . . exceptionally fine writing'' OBSERVER<

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''Shocking and enlightening... touching and affecting'' DAILY MAIL''A masterpiece . . . one of the great novels... Read more

    Publisher: Cornerstone
    Publication Date: 1/13/2024
    ISBN13: 9781804944301, 978-1804944301
    ISBN10: 1804944300

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

    Description

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    ''Shocking and enlightening... touching and affecting'' DAILY MAIL

    ''A masterpiece . . . one of the great novels of this or any other century'' INDEPENDENT

    As young boys, both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa.

    As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men''s volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas''s sister Sonia.

    ''Structurally intricate, yet intensely focused on the lives of individuals . . . replete with interesting ideas and . . . exceptionally fine writing'' OBSERVER<

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