Who Killed Virginia Woolf?

Who, if anyone, was responsible when Virginia Woolf wandered across the water-meadows and threw herself in the river Ouse? By examining the various strains which led to Woolf's tragically ending her life the true nature of her marriage, her complex relationship with Vita Sackville-West, the pangs of sexual insecurity, and the lack of self-esteem noted psychoanalyst Alma H. Bond illustrates how these influences coalesced to bring Woolf's life to a logical ending. a masterpiece of its kinda brilliant, original book that not only gives the reader new understanding of why Virginia Woolf committed suicide but also brings him new depths in the understanding of his own lifeA flowing, emphatic style of writing that keeps you turning the page to learn more of the torment in Woolfs life from infancy on that drove her to kill herself. Lucy Freeman, past President of Mystery Writers of America and author of The Beloved Prison: A Journey Through the Unknown Mind (St. Martins Press, 1989) Alma Bonds work on Virginia Woolf and the relationship between her early life experience and her profound creative talents is a tour de force. Natatlie Shainess, M.D., New York, New York Outstandinga profound and in-depth presentation. Barry M. Panter, M.D., Ph.D., President, American Institute of Medical Education, Burbank, California

Alma Halbert Bond, Ph.D., fellow, faculty member, and training analyst at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, has been certified as a Diplomat in Psychoanalysis by the American Board of Psychotherapy. She has been in full-time private practice as a psychoanalyst for 35 years. Dr. Bond received training in psychoanalysis at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, and in private supervision with many experts in the field, including Theodore Reik. She earned a BA at Temple University, an MA at New York University, and a Ph.D. at Columbia University. Dr. Bond is the author of seven published books. Her last is The Autobiography of Maria Callas, a Novel.