For Your Own Good

THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE RICHARD & JUDY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MY LOVELY WIFE 'Totally the real deal' SARAH PINBOROUGH 'Brilliant' DAILY MAIL 'Irresistibly dark' T.M. LOGAN 'Dark, sly and delicious' J.P. DELANEY 'Absolutely terrific' SARAH PEKKANEN _______ You want the absolute best for your child, and everyone agrees that's Belmont Academy. At first you were impressed by Mr Crutcher, with his dedication to his students. But something isn't right at that school. It starts with small things . . . A teacher falling sick. Rumours about a former pupil going off the rails. Of course, you never guessed it could end in murder. And now you have no idea who will be next . . . _______ 'Wonderfully dark and twisty. I raced through it, desperate to know how it would end' B.A. Paris 'Dark as night, sinister as hell, clever, twisting and downright fun' Chris Whitaker Praise for Samantha Downing: 'Wow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner - full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense' Harlan Coben 'The next Gone Girl ' Marie Claire 'The twist at the end of the first chapter made me read through the night' Jane Corry

THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE RICHARD & JUDY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MY LOVELY WIFE 'Totally the real deal' SARAH PINBOROUGH 'Brilliant' DAILY MAIL 'Irresistibly dark' T.M. LOGAN 'Dark, sly and delicious' J.P. DELANEY 'Absolutely terrific' SARAH PEKKANEN _______ You want the absolute best for your child, and everyone agrees that's Belmont Academy. At first you were impressed by Mr Crutcher, with his dedication to his students. But something isn't right at that school. It starts with small things . . . A teacher falling sick. Rumours about a former pupil going off the rails. Of course, you never guessed it could end in murder. And now you have no idea who will be next . . . _______ 'Wonderfully dark and twisty. I raced through it, desperate to know how it would end' B.A. Paris 'Dark as night, sinister as hell, clever, twisting and downright fun' Chris Whitaker Praise for Samantha Downing: 'Wow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner - full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense' Harlan Coben 'The next Gone Girl ' Marie Claire 'The twist at the end of the first chapter made me read through the night' Jane Corry

For Your Own Good , the contemporary classic exploring the serious if not gravely dangerous consequences parental cruelty can bring to bear on children everywhere, is one of the central works by Alice Miller, the celebrated Swiss psychoanalyst. With her typically lucid, strong, and poetic language, Miller investigates the personal stories and case histories of various self-destructive and/or violent individuals to expand on her theories about the long-term affects of abusive child-rearing. Her conclusions--on what sort of parenting can create a drug addict, or a murderer, or a Hitler--offer much insight, and make a good deal of sense, while also straying far from psychoanalytic dogma about human nature, which Miller vehemently rejects. This important study paints a shocking picture of the violent world--indeed, of the ever-more-violent world--that each generation helps to create when traditional upbringing, with its hidden cruelty, is perpetuated. The book also presents readers with useful solutions in this regard--namely, to resensitize the victimized child who has been trapped within the adult, and to unlock the emotional life that has been frozen in repression.

For Your Own Good , the contemporary classic exploring the serious if not gravely dangerous consequences parental cruelty can bring to bear on children everywhere, is one of the central works by Alice Miller, the celebrated Swiss psychoanalyst. With her typically lucid, strong, and poetic language, Miller investigates the personal stories and case histories of various self-destructive and/or violent individuals to expand on her theories about the long-term affects of abusive child-rearing. Her conclusions--on what sort of parenting can create a drug addict, or a murderer, or a Hitler--offer much insight, and make a good deal of sense, while also straying far from psychoanalytic dogma about human nature, which Miller vehemently rejects. This important study paints a shocking picture of the violent world--indeed, of the ever-more-violent world--that each generation helps to create when traditional upbringing, with its hidden cruelty, is perpetuated. The book also presents readers with useful solutions in this regard--namely, to resensitize the victimized child who has been trapped within the adult, and to unlock the emotional life that has been frozen in repression.