Where Three Roads Meet by Salley Vickers

Where Three Roads Meet by Salley Vickers

It is 1938 and Sigmund Freud, suffering from the debilitating effects of cancer, has been permitted by the Nazis to leave Vienna. He seeks refuge in England, taking up residence in the house in Hampstead in which he will die only fifteen months later. But his last months are made vivid by the arrival of a stranger, who comes and goes according to Freud's state of health. Who is the mysterious visitor and why has he come to tell the famed proponent of the Oedipus complex his strange story? Set partly in pre-war London and partly in ancient Greece, WHERE THREE ROADS MEETS is as brilliantly compelling as it is moving. Former psychoanalyst and acclaimed novelist Salley Vickers revisits a crime committed long ago which still has disturbing reverberations for us all.

Simply and strongly done, laying bare many of our mortal anxieties* * The Times * *
The novel is a bright, hard, fine-cut gem. * * The Sunday Times * *
A delicate, moving intersection of exile and solace amid dark predictions of impending catastrophe. -- Catherine Taylor * * Guardian * *
This is a book to dwell on, to ponder, and delight in. * * Scotsman * *

As well as being an acclaimed author, Salley Vickers is a trained analytical psychologist and lectures widely on the connections between literature, psychology and religion. She lives and works in London and Bath.

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ISBN 13	9781841959986
ISBN 10	1841959987
Title	Where Three Roads Meet
Author	Salley Vickers
Series	Myths
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2007-11-01
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