By Brett Kahr (UK)
On February 20, 2016, Karnac Books of London took great pleasure in publishing the latest work from Professor Brett Kahr, entitled Tea with Winnicott.
In a tour de force, Professor Brett Kahr, the distinguished clinician and historian, has resurrected Donald Winnicott from the dead and has invited him for a memorable cup of tea at 87 Chester Square – Winnicott’s London residence – where the two men discuss Winnicott’s life and work in compelling detail.
With original drawings by Alison Bechdel, best-selling author and illustrator of Fun Home and Are You My Mother?, this “posthumous interview” will be the perfect guide for students and the ideal gift for colleagues.
Reviews:
“A scintillating blend of history, biography, journalism, theatre, juicy trivia, and theoretical explication, Brett Kahr’s book-length “interview” with Winnicott is the best gift a reader of psychoanalysis can receive. As a writer, I experienced admiration and envy. As a reader, I experienced pleasure and gratitude. Seamlessly identifying with Kahr, I felt that I had met Winnicott in person myself. What a rare treat indeed!”
– Professor Salman Akhtar, Training and Supervising Analyst,
Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia
“Another Brett Kahr tour de force! Indefatigable historical skills, playful popularizing genius, and a deep love and knowledge of Winnicott underpin this amusing and informative imaginary conversation with his hero and posthumous friend. A rare psychoanalytic treat: fun, readable, intellectually robust, gossip-busting, and authentic. Winnicott would be delighted.”
– Professor Jeremy Holmes, Professor of Psychotherapy, University of Exeter
“As a child, I often witnessed Winnicott coming to tea with my parents. With the very same playfulness and artfulness that is Winnicott’s legacy, Brett Kahr has captured the sparkle, mischief, and magic that Winnicott embodied in person. Never gossipy, but informative and quirky, often hilarious, this book provides an evocation of the authentic Winnicott. A crafty guide to the history of British psychoanalysis.”
– Oliver James, PhD, psychologist and author of Britain on the Couch, They F*** You Up:
How to Survive Family Life, Affluenza, and Love Bombing
“Brett Kahr brings his deep scholarship to this engaging and imaginative homage to Winnicott. The great theorist, empathic doctor, and proponent of play and creativity could have no better tribute. In Tea with Winnicott, Professor Kahr has loosened his tie and has let the world see his humor, his wisdom, and his humanity. This is a treat of a read.”
– Dr. Susie Orbach, psychoanalyst and author of
Fat is a Feminist Issue, The Impossibility of Sex, and Bodies
“What a joy of a book! Brett Kahr is a most unique writer. I know of few, if any, colleagues, who have the capacity to be so creative, so scholarly, and so playful. I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Winnicott on a number of occasions in the 1960s, and I certainly recognize the man that Kahr has brought back to life in this instructive and entertaining cup of tea! This book will be essential reading not only for newcomers to Winnicott, but for experienced practitioners too.”
– Dr. Estela V. Welldon, Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy,
Tavistock and Portman N.H.S. Trust, London
Link: http://us.karnacbooks.com/product/tea-with-winnicott/37363/
Professor Brett Kahr
Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships
Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology
70 Warren Street
London W1T 5PB United Kingdom
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