98 Reasons for Being

Clare Dudman
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When a traumatized Jewish girl is admitted to the town asylum for alleged nymphomania, Dr. Hoffmann of 1850s Frankfurt exhausts all traditional forms of treatment before resorting to a talking form of therapy, a technique that enables the doctor to connect with the patient and come to terms with his own past. 10,000 first printing.
Genres: Historical FictionFictionHistoricalMental HealthAdult FictionMental Illness
342 Pages

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