Chernin takes us inside the mind of the psychoanalyst and her patients as few other books have done. In an almost novelistic fashion, she recalls her own analysis with three very different analysts (1967-71, 1972-83, and 1984-92) and how she grew as an individual through her work with them. It is a rare act of self-disclosure that is both moving and revelatory. A moving, provocative, and eminently readable book that raises crucial questions for those concerned with psychoanalysis and self-knowledge. A compelling recounting of the rewards and shortcomings of psychoanalysis . . . rich with discovery.