The remarkable books of D.W. Winnicott, such as The Piggle, Home Is Where We Start From, and The Child, Family and the Outside World (all published by Penguin), are read, appreciated, and debated over thirty years after his death. Adam Phillips's brief book, now published with a new preface, is an elegant and thoughtful effort to understand a writer, pediatrician, and psychiatrist, whose work with children and mothers (and the broader implications of their relationship for all of us) remains deeply relevant and fascinating.

Pages: 208, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm