Attachment Patterns - Softcover

Metcalfe, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798886931815

Publisher: Austin Macauley, 2023

Synopsis

Attachment Patterns.  A psychological theory that addresses human relationships.  Are the artist, Robert Boones' connections broken?  Is he losing his mind? As his daughter, aspiring novelist, Isolde Boone, tells us, he sure doesn't think so.  Yes, he recently found himself in the hospital declaring he wanted to die, but that was a moment of  weakness, of post-pandemic exhaustion. He's fine now, calm, and self-possessed as always. Only the doctors don't believe him. They've insisted he enroll in a three week, out-patient, therapy program.  With no choice now, Robert Boone will look at his life. In lectures and groups, he will examine his past, his unspoken fears and grief and his relationships both old and new. As daughter, Holdie says: "Anything I tell you was disclosed to me, remembered by me, surmised by me and in some cases (okay, more than some) was totally and completely made up. (By me.) Still, all of it is God's honest truth."

About this title

About the Author

Stephen Metcalfe's stage plays include Vikings, Strange Snow, The Incredibly Famous Willy Rivers, Emily and Loves and Hours. Screen credits include Cousins, Jacknife and Beautiful Joe as well as the production drafts of Pretty Woman and Mr. Holland's opus. He is the author of two novels, The Tragic Age and The Practical Navigator, both published by St. Martin's Press.

From the Back Cover

"...surprising, refreshing, witty, and kind. I was tracking throughout the lovely slant in point of view created by the narrator's occasional intrusions. The group therapy scenes are particularly well crafted. Stephen Metcalfe captures people quickly and with heart."
- Lacy Crawford - Author of Notes on a Silencing and Early Decision

"Stephen Metcalfe's characters speak with such engaging, authentic voices, you know and care about them. He understands what causes us to self-sabotage and what can break through that and offer us unexpected new life. You'll find yourself in this book and if you dare, you may come away from your encounter believing you might even be ready to face down your own demons."
- Blayney Colmore. Author of The Spy and the Priest, and I Reserve The Right To Be Terrified: A Long Life.

"The author touches on human emotions and the reader will feel that his experiences look much like their own, with the disposition that can shift their minds and hearts.
In opening up to others, the author shows courage and connects with the reader. He builds bridges. One can clearly see this book is written from the heart."
- Vivianne Knebel - Author of From Rubble to Champagne

Edition details

• Publisher: Austin Macauley
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798886931815
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234