Need [Mass Market Paperback]

Lawrence David (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 1996

In this novel of psychological drama and suspense, a psychiatrist, her patient and the psychiatrist's husband become involved in a love triangle. Dr. Pamela Thompson believes that Joan Dwyer's therapy is going nowhere. Joan can't get over the fact that her husband left her for a younger woman and begins an affair with a man she meets in a bar--Pamela's husband.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A suicidal woman unknowingly begins an affair with her therapist's husband in David's psychological thriller.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

The subjects of David's (Family Values, S. & S., 1993) second novel are depression, adultery, and suicide, so don't expect an uplifting experience. This sordid tale of a therapist whose husband unwittingly initiates an affair with one of her patients should not be recommended to readers who are in the throes of an August sans therapy. None of the characters behaves admirably or in a way that evokes the potential of the human spirit in the face of adversity; rather, the trio of protagonists manifests the worst side of humanity, driven as they are by greed, lust, and other, as it turns out, literally deadly sins. The stark title and dark contents indicate an attempt to cash in on the well-deserved success of Josephine Hart's Damage (LJ 2/15/91). A better title might have been Bad Therapy.
David Dodd, Benicia P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (July 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312959222
• ISBN-13: 978-0312959227
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,446,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling and Great, October 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Need (Mass Market Paperback)

I came across Need looking for a different book also called Need. Even though it wasn't the book I was looking for, I bought it anyway. It's amazing. It's not a "feel good" novel, that's for sure. But it's great and so well written. I looked for more books by the author, but there's only one and it's out of print. I hope he writes more books.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clever and Intriguing, September 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Need (Mass Market Paperback)

I throughly enjoyed reading "Need". This was my first time running across Lawrence David. He is a gripping author, who makes you relate if you like it or not. I recommend this novel to anyone looking for a work worth the time. I don't think you'll be dissapointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The genius is in the details, May 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Need : A Novel (Hardcover)

Need is at once tiny and vast. It is through the smallest of details that author Lawrence David allows the reader to not simply witness, but truly enter, the large and fascinating world of psychotherapy and love gone wrong. So much of life is made up of the very small. And this is exactly the strength of this powerful novel. This is what makes Need sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny, sometimes painful and always very human. Need is emotionally expansive and honest. It's eccentric; and yet at its core is someone trying to be so very, very normal. Need is a page-turner; a book you begin before bed and lose a night's sleep over. Need, in all its detail, is nothing less than brilliant. I look forward to more from this gifted writer.