Author

Publication

1997-02-11 - Ballantine Books

Language

English

Word Count

127,000 words, Guess

Page Count

508 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveintimateworlds00magg
  • ISBN-100345406672
  • ISBN-139780345406675
  • LibraryThing1861815
  • Goodreads1129294
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Classifications

  • LCCRC488.5 .S28 1995

Description

The dramas of families are the dramas of life, and in this remarkable book Scarf weaves a rich tapestry of the human story as she explores such topics as the nature of human love, nurturance, and attachment; sexuality and other appetites; substance abuse, including alcoholism and bulimia; the conscious and unconscious levels of a family's world; maladaptive yet common coping strategies, such as emotional triangling and scapegoating; and the eerie ways the past can exert an influence on a family in the present. These and so many other topics that affect a family's life over time are illuminated, and clarified, in Intimate Worlds, an astonishing and beautifully written book.

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  • Intimate WorldsPaperbackBallantine Books1997-02-11

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