Freud's Mistress

It's a fascinating story told in an utterly compelling fashion. . . . A wonderful, engaging, and bittersweet novel. I absolutely loved it. --Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain

Delicious . . . Will enthrall readers. --People (4 stars)

Absorbing and provocative . . . A great read . . . I've been recommending it to friends. --Erica Jong, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Book groups looking for a great selection? Look no more! This is Sigmund Freud like we've never known him. Insecure, passionate, even sexy. Who knew? --Esmeralda Santiago, New York Times bestselling author of Conquistadora

It is almost impossible to pass up a novel inspired by Sigmund Freud's rumored affair with his sister-in-law. This is a story that will appeal to the Pleasure Principle of many a reader. --Whitney Otto, author of Eight Girls Taking Pictures and How to Make an American Quilt

A compelling story . . . Vividly creates not just the world in which Freud and Minna and Martha lived, but the inner life and emotions of Minna as well. --Orange County Register

An intriguing, illuminating, and wholly engrossing account of the affair between Sigmund Freud and his headstrong, intelligent sister-in-law, Minna Bernays. Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman render fin-de-si cle Vienna and the Freud household so vividly one can almost smell the coal fires and cigar smoke. --Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker

What a wow of a novel . . . Irresistible. --Liz Smith