Lost in the Reflecting Pool: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 163152268X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A memoir and a psychological love story that is at times tender and at times horrifying, Lost in the Reflecting Pool is a chronicle of one woman?s struggle to survive within?and ultimately break free of?a relationship with a man incapable of caring about anyone beyond himself.. When Diane, a psychologist, falls in love with Charles, a charming and brilliant psychiatrist, there is laughter and flowers?and also darkness. As time goes on, however, Charles becomes increasingly critical and controlling, and Diane begins to feel barraged and battered. After moving through infertility treatments and the trials of the adoption process as a united front, the couple is ultimately successful in creating a family. What Diane previously thought were just Charles? controlling ways are replaced by clear pathologic narcissism and emotional abuse that turns venomous at the very hour of her greatest need.
Diane Pomerantz is a clinical psychologist who has been in practice working with children, adolescents, and adults in the Baltimore, Maryland area for over thirty-five years. She currently runs Healing Through Writing groups in her practice. Dr. She and her shaggy dog, Rug, live amidst tall trees on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland. She has done extensive work in the area of trauma and child abuse and research in the area of personality development of abused children.
author of In Search Of Bill Clinton: A Psychological Biography"Diane Pomerantz?s story of the longing for children and the reality of a punishing marriage may be an often-told tale, but Pomerantz?s is a majestic talent for conjuring emotion and compelling the reader with an authentic and heartbreaking story."?Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times best-selling author of The Deep End of the Ocean?This brave and extremely well-written memoir, Lost in the Reflecting Pool, is a must-read for victims of a personality disordered partner, as well as those seeking a quality read. Pomerantz for her bravery in sharing her story. Pomerantz proves us wrong. Her epilogue uniquely ties the narrative together, not with pain and blame, but with beauty and love of life. As it often happens, physical illness descends on her while she is in the midst of confounding marital upheaval. She, like the wild flowers in the field, despite their seeming delicac