PRIVATE WORLDS

by Phyllis Bottome ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 28, 1934

One of the most significant books of the Spring, and sure to cause wide discussion among thoughtful readers. An absorbingly interesting study of the community connected with a mental hospital, -- the doctors, superintendent, nurses and their families, with occasional flashes of the patients, as they touch the lives of the principals. Strange paralleling of the mental processes of the sane with the thwarted, twisted processes of the insane. Pathological and psychiatric interpretations applied by the doctors to themselves, and those closest to them, until interrelations of one with another take on distorted forms. In theory the theme sounds unconvincing; in development it is utterly convincing, and skilfully handled. Phyllis Bottome has built up a small but enthusiastic audience; this book is sure fire for all of them and should widen the field considerably. Try to get plus sales through customers you know are interested in mental hygiene. It's not all psychopathic, either; there's a romance interwoven with an exceptionally interesting story.

Pub Date: March 28, 1934

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1934

Categories: FICTION