"Finally, the Freud biography we have long been waiting for. With the history of Europe in the background, we follow with fascination Freud′s journey from an impoverished childhood filled with losses to worldly fame, ending in exile in England. We come to understand the impact of Freud′s difficult personality on the development of his brilliant as well as questionable theoretical ideas. Breger writes with compassion and fairness toward Freud as well as toward the many interesting personalities who cross his life, with their complicated relationships to the great man"SOPHIE FREUD, FREUD′S GRANDDAUGHTER AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF SOCIAL WORK, SIMMONS COLLEGE