Who Killed Virginia Woolf?

By Alma H. Bond

1989

First Published

4.12

Average Rating

200

Number of Pages

6H06M

Audio Length

Who, if anyone, was responsible when Virginia Woolf wandered across the water-meadows and threw herself in the river Ouse? By examining the various strains which led to Woolf's tragically ending her life the true nature of her marriage, her complex relationship with Vita Sackville-West, the pangs of sexual insecurity, and the lack of self-esteem noted psychoanalyst Alma H. Bond illustrates how these influences coalesced to bring Woolf's life to a logical ending. a masterpiece of its kinda brilliant, original book that not only gives the reader new understanding of why Virginia Woolf committed suicide but also brings him new depths in the understanding of his own lifeA flowing, emphatic style of writing that keeps you turning the page to learn more of the torment in Woolfs life from infancy on that drove her to kill herself. Lucy Freeman, past President of Mystery Writers of America and author of The Beloved A Journey Through the Unknown Mind (St. Martins Press, 1989) Alma Bonds work on Virginia Woolf and the relationship between her early life experience and her profound creative talents is a tour de force. Natatlie Shainess, M.D., New York, New York Outstandinga profound and in-depth presentation. Barry M. Panter, M.D., Ph.D., President, American Institute of Medical Education, Burbank, California

Avg Rating

4.12

Number of Ratings

5 STARS

36%

4 STARS

44%

3 STARS

16%

2 STARS

1 STARS

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Author

Alma H. Bond

Author · 6 books

Alma H. Bond, PhD, is a psychoanalyst and the author of 20 published books. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University, graduated from the post-doctoral program in psychoanalysis at the Freudian Society, and was a psychoanalyst in private practice for thirty-seven years in New York City. She ”retired” to become a full-time writer, but now maintains a small practice in addition to writing. Alma Bond launched her popular "On the Couch" series with Jackie O: On the Couch: Inside the Mind and Life of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Her new book, MARILYN MONROE: ON THE COUCH, will be published October 30, 2013. Her nineteen other published books include: Camille Claude: A Novel; Old Age is a Terminal Illness; Who Killed Virginia Woolf: A Psychobiography; Tales of Psychology: Short Stories to Make You Wise; I Married Dr. Jekyll and Woke Up Mrs. Hyde; Is There Life After Analysis; On Becoming a Grandparent; America’s First Woman Warrior: The Story of Deborah Sampson (with Lucy Freeman); and a children’s book, The Tree That Could Fly.