Lazarus, What's Next? [Paperback]

Renate Horney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 7, 1999

A memoir by the daughter of noted psychoanalyst Karen Horney. Renate's guardian angel, Lazurus, obviously has a great sense of humor, he filled her life with wrenching changes and hilarious adventures. Her mother, Dr. Karen Horney, taught Renate to rely on her own wits, and this she has done with a vengeance. Courtesy of Hitler, Renate spent thirty-four colorful years in Mexico, the love affair of her life. Theere she raised her three children, and there her fateful first marriage to a German movie director eroded into a divorce. Undeterred, the twice-widowed Renate still seeks out adventure and challenge. Lazarus, what's next?

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Review

Funny, wise, bright with the spirit of a woman who never lost her spontaneity, Renate Horney is the most companionable of guides on the journey that is her life. Daughter of Karen Horney, the famous psychoanalyst, and sister to German movie star Brigitte Horney, Renate is shaped by their strong personalities, but not submerged by them. Her affection for the people close to her is leavened by honest amusement at their foibles and failings, just as her portrait of herself is filled with the bemused fondness of a knowing older self. This is a story of a woman who is fully alive a joy to read! -- Mary Jane Roberts, Author and Playwright

About the Author

Renate Horney, born in Berlin in 1916, is the daughter of the well-known psychoanalyst, Karen Horney. In 1932 she accompanied her mother to Chicago, where she stayed for three years, spending the last as a freshman at the University of Chicago. She returned to Germany, married, and had a child. In 1938 she fled with her husband and child to Mexico where she lived for 34 colorful years. Renate became a Mexican citizen, brought up three children, and divorced. Her love for Mexico inspired her creative art, painting, pottery, and writing. She later remarried and was widowed twice. She presently lives in California.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 261 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Press; 1st edition (May 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967037603
• ISBN-13: 978-0967037608
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,278,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos from her Editor and readers, September 2, 1999

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This review is from: Lazarus, What's Next? (Paperback)

From Rosemary Boyd, Editor, Laurel Press: "Renate Horney is one of the most vibrant and energetic, yet 'mellow,' people I've ever met. An octogenarian who radiates youthful enthusiasm, she is constantly on the go. One could read her memoir simply to absorb the attitudes suitable for enjoying a gratifying and fruitful older age if the book weren't so much more. The following excerpted comments from some of her readers express how much more."

From Sara Reimer, writer for the NY Times: "Once I started reading "Lazarus, What's Next?" I couldn't put it down. I wish it had been twice as long--I wanted more. You've had the most extraordinary life and I loved the warm, funny, and honest voice you found to tell your tale. It was happy and sad and profound all at once. I laughed out loud..."

From Jeanne W. Frank, writer: "The book is wonderful. It has all the elements of a page-turner: spontaneity, thoughtfulness, honesty, and the joy of life."

From Laurie Linda: "I've read countless biographies and memoirs, but I found yours to be absolutely spellbinding. I literally could not put it down, enjoying every moment."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a funny, emmotional and full of life book, May 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lazarus, What's Next? (Paperback)

It's is a great book that transports you to a world full of adventures some happy and others hard, but always finding the bright side of life and of things. It made me feel the same things Renate felt and made me laugh when she enjoyed life. I think this is a superb book but also the story of her life is an example for everybody, to learn that there is only one life and one must live it to the fullest.