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Roger Amos has written and illustrated a fascinating work on the relationships between Melanie Klein and the artists who portrayed her. This book sheds important new light on her character and also on those of the photographers and artists.

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John Steiner, Treasurer of the Melanie Klein Trust

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In this carefully researched and often moving book, Roger Amos brings together the worlds of portraiture and psychoanalysis. In an articulate and sympathetic way, with wonderful illustrations, the author addresses the sometimes strained relationships between the pioneering psychoanalyst Melanie Klein and the artists who tried to capture her essential qualities in their work.

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Jane Milton, Honorary Archivist, Melanie Klein Trust

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Roger Amos’ vivid and straightforward account of the ways in which Melanie Klein reacted to pictures of her touches on feelings we may all have about 'being seen'.

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Irma Brenman Pick, past President of the British Psychoanalytical Society

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At the heart of Roger Amos’ work is a haunting question: Why did Melanie Klein destroy two works of art created of her, a bust by Oscar Nemon and a painting by William Coldstream? Amos addresses this question with in-depth research and an artist’s intuitive grasp of mood, tone, and emotional resonance. The reader will be rewarded with a compassionate insight into a complex personality.

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Donald Campbell, past President of the British Psychoanalytical Society