The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter: Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, and the Repressed Feminine--A Psychological Study (139p) [Paperback]

Marion Woodman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 139 pages
• Publisher: Inner City Books; Worn Condition edition (December 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919123031
• ISBN-13: 978-0919123038
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Far from the *WORST* book I have ever read, March 22, 2002

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This review is from: The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter: Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, and the Repressed Feminine--A Psychological Study (139p) (Paperback)

Marion Goodman is one of the foremost Jungian Analysts in the world. I have found ALL of her books, including "Owl Was A Baker's Daughter" to be exceptionally compassionate towards women. She has great reserves of empathy and profoundly subtle insights into feminine psychology. This book explores a very painful aspect of many women's lives, and the exploration is undertaken with scrupulous honesty, integrity and wisdom.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant insights, May 21, 2005

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This review is from: The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter: Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, and the Repressed Feminine--A Psychological Study (139p) (Paperback)

Woodman wrote about eating disorders before they were vogue. Her personal insights through her own eating disorder and those of ther clients offer a deep look into these disorders. If you don't buy the Jungian perspective don't buy this book. But if you do you will find it well worth the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Informative powerful, March 12, 2011

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This review is from: The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter: Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, and the Repressed Feminine--A Psychological Study (139p) (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling with obesity or anorexia for the amazing insights Woodman has...for example, across the board those with these problems had negative, non supportive mothers. An important and unusual helpful perspective on this subject. Very profound book.