by Susanna Abse
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A book that treats the therapy room as a place of storytelling. Susanna Abse writes with the precision of a clinician and the warmth of someone who has spent decades listening to the hardest conversations people have. The use of fairy tales and myths gives the book a structure that makes its insights feel both familiar and new, and the result is a work that offers genuine solace without ever becoming sentimental.
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It is a collection of thirteen stories drawn from Susanna Abse's thirty years of experience as a couple therapist. Each chapter is built around a classic story or fairy tale and explores the challenges that arise in long-term relationships, including infidelity, ambition, marriage, children, loneliness, and fragility.
Each chapter is inspired by a familiar narrative. Rapunzel represents the desire for companionship that remains trapped by circumstance. The story of Eden frames the loss of innocence in a relationship. These references give readers a way to see their own patterns reflected in stories they already know.
It is for anyone who wants to understand the emotional mechanics of love and relationships. The book suits readers who are curious about psychology, people who are navigating difficulties in their own partnerships, and those who simply enjoy well-told stories about human behaviour.
It is neither. The book offers narrative insight into how relationships function, drawing on therapeutic experience without providing exercises or clinical instruction. It is a work of storytelling that sheds light on the human heart.
Yes. Infidelity is one of the central themes, alongside ambition, marriage, children, loneliness, and fragility. Each issue is explored through the story of a couple and the patterns that brought them to therapy.
