Promises Lovers Make When It Gets Late

by Darian Leader

Why do people open their mouths when surprised? Why do men often have a compulsion to count things? What is the female Oedipus complex? Why are self-help manuals less complicated than stereo instructions? These are among the questions addressed in this examination of love, promises and fidelity.

Genres: Psychoanalysis, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Darian Leader is a British psychoanalyst and author. He is a founding member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research (CFAR).

Darian Leader is President of the College of Psychoanalysts, a Trustee of the Freud Museum, and Honorary Visiting Professor in Psychoanalysis at Roehampton University.

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Reviews

[Olive Spyrou · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book because my partner is studying psychology at uni and is interested in Lacan and Freud psychoanalysis. It is wildly different from what I usually read but I enjoyed it so much. It took me months to read because every time I read one sentence I had to put it down and think for a couple days. It took my head a while to adjust to this kind of writing style but by the later half of the book, I was reading in a flow state. I rarely give a book 5 stars but this book genuinely made me think and I’ve come away from it with a new outlook on psychology. It has inspired me to read more of leder’s books - maybe why women write more letters than they post or why we can’t sleep. As my first introduction into psychology this book was challenging and a big leap of faith but somehow still very ‘psychology beginner reader friendly’? I highly recommend.