This new edition of the biography of pioneering child analyst Anna Freud includes, among other features, a major retrospective introduction by the author.

This book distills the essence of child psychoanalysis from the practice and thought of its founder Anna Freud, who for over 50 years has been at the forefront

Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund, made many original contributions to psychoanalytic theory and child development, and yet much of her work remains relatively un

Imagine growing up smart, ambitious, and queer in a home where your father Sigmund Freud thinks that women should aspire to be wives and calls lesbianism a gate

Reading Anna Freud provides an accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most significant figures in the history of psychoanalysis.