num_pages: 188
description: "Her writing is lovely, and speaks to the nature of the human soul."-- NewsdayFrom the world-famous Swiss psychologist whose book The Drama of the Gifted Child has become a classic, here are seven "life stories" exploring the countless ways in which our families and our childhood experiences form us and turn us into the people we are today.How do early experiences of love or suffering affect our adult relationships? What effect is child abuse likely to have on the victim's later life? How does hatred evolve and take root? How do people develop into cult leaders or political tyrants? Through the seven hypothetical scenarios and two essays that make up Paths of Life, Miller examines these questions and many others. Her narratives demonstrate that with knowledge and understanding of our past we have the power to change our future, freeing ourselves from the curse of repeating our parents' mistakes. In this, her eighth book, Alice Miller has given us yet another wise and profound study of the inestimable importance of childhood."Alice Miller wrote the book on narcissistic parents and the havoc they wreak on children. Twenty years later, she's still on the case with a new book and even more radical ideas."-- MirabellaFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Paths of Life: Seven Scenarios
titlecomplete: Paths of Life: Seven Scenarios
genres: Nonfiction, Psychoanalysis, Personal Development, Psychology, Self Help
ratings_count: 337
publisher: Pantheon