A Life of One's Own 1st Edition

by Marion Milner (Author)

8 customer reviews

ISBN-13: 978-0415550642

ISBN-10: 0415550645

Why is ISBN important?

Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon

Added to

Unable to add item to List. Please try again.

Share <Embed>

Buy new

$106.86

Temporarily out of stock.
Order now and we'll deliver when available. Details

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

List Price: $130.00 Save: $23.14 (18%)

11 New from $94.52

FREE Shipping.

Turn on 1-Click ordering

Ship to:

Harper West- Rochester Hills - 48309

Price

New from

Used from

Kindle

"Please retry"

$15.63

—

Hardcover

"Please retry"

$106.86

$94.52

$110.50

Paperback

"Please retry"

$25.88

$23.51

$43.57

More Buying Choices

11 New from $94.52 4 Used from $110.50

15 used & new from $94.52

See All Buying Options

Free%20Two-Day%20Shipping%20for%20College%20Students%20with%20Amazon%20Student

How often do we ask ourselves, ‘What will make me happy? What do I really want from life?’ In A Life of One’s Own Marion Milner explores these questions and embarks on a seven year personal journey to discover what it is that makes her happy.

On its first publication, W. H. Auden found the book ‘as exciting as a detective story’ and, as Milner searches out clues, the reader quickly becomes involved in the chase. Using her own personal diaries, kept over many years, she analyses moments of everyday life and discovers ways of being, of looking, of moving, that bring surprising joy – ways which can be embraced by anyone.

With a new introduction by Rachel Bowlby this classic remains a great adventure in thinking and living and will be essential reading for all those interested in reflecting on the nature of their own happiness – whether readers from a literary, an artistic, a historical, an educational or a psychoanalytic/psychotherapeutic background.

Report incorrect product information.

A Life of One's Own

$106.86 FREE Shipping. Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

Nadine Brun-Cosme

13

Hardcover
$15.26
Maurice Sendak

6

Paperback
$6.51
Marion Milner

7

Paperback
$20.73
Marion Milner

2

Paperback
$31.95
Marion Milner

2

Paperback
$29.93
Marion Milner
Paperback
$25.56

What other items do customers buy after viewing this item?

Big Wolf and Little Wolf Hardcover

Nadine Brun-Cosme

13

$15.26
Kenny's Window Paperback

Maurice Sendak

6

$6.51
This is a Poem that Heals Fish Hardcover

Jean-Pierre Siméon

14

$13.56
On Not Being Able to Paint Paperback

Marion Milner

7

$20.73

Special offers and product promotions

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Unlike Woolf [in her book A Room of One’s Own], Milner doesn’t just tell you it would be nice to have one (of your own), or that women deserve one (of their own); it shows you, step by step, and in lovingly private detail, how to go about getting one―all by yourself, and without any need for special training or material resources―and what it might feel like to have one, moment by moment. It is an irresistible invitation." – Rachel Bowlby, from the new introduction.

About the Author

Marion Milner (1900-1998) was a distinguished British psychoanalyst, educationalist, autobiographer and artist.

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 2, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415550645
ISBN-13: 978-0415550642
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.2 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 8 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #833,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1248 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Psychoanalysis
- #2619 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Psychotherapy, TA & NLP
- #2907 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Psychology > Psychotherapy

Would you like to tell us about a lower price?
If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?

NO_CONTENT_IN_FEATURE

Start reading A Life of One's Own instantly on your Kindle Fire or on the free Kindle apps for iPad, Android tablet, PC or Mac. Don't have a free Kindle app? Get yours here

Customer reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars

5 star

4 star

3 star

2 star

1 star

Write a customer review

See all 8 customer reviews

Rated by customers interested in

What's this?

Self-Help Books

5.0 out of 5 stars

Reference Books

4.4 out of 5 stars

Literary Fiction

4.6 out of 5 stars

Is this feature helpful?

Thank you for your feedback.

Top customer reviews

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Four Stars

ByRosalyn Blochon March 11, 2015

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

Good book of hers

0CommentWas this review helpful to you?YesNoSending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

The (Really) Examined Life

ByAmazon Customeron November 22, 2016

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

Marion Milner gets right to the heart of the question that bugs us most, whether we admit it or not: What really makes me happy? By keeping a diary and reflecting honestly on her experiences, she unearthed simple, profound, and often surprising facts about her own happiness and what was required to achieve it. I doubt she ever met a Zen monk, but if she had, I would have loved to be there for the conversation.

0Comment 11 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNoSending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

it was good read if you want to be able to look ...

ByJoseph P. Ruggieroon August 10, 2016

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

I thought is was very insightful in terms of self-evaluation and growth.
I wished it had explained how she was able to achieve (flipping the switch, per se) her methods of being able to wide focus from her narrow focus.
Otherwise, it was good read if you want to be able to look at things from a new perspective and be able to evaluate what really matters in life.

0Comment 7 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNoSending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

great

Bykaioateyon October 23, 2008

Format: Paperback

Joanna Field is nom de plume of the well known British psychoanalyst Marion Milner. In this "psychological memoir" she reveals a 20-something woman living a somewhat charmed bohemian life of the early 1930-ies - travels across Yorkshire, Tuscany and Virginia/Massachusetts are superimposed on adventures and explorations of inner landscapes composed of dreams, memories, reflections ...and the unknown. The book, written in the form of a diary, is an excellent guide for anyone about to embark on the rewarding, if treacherous, journey of self discovery.

Milner figured out, pretty much by herself, key elements of what these days passes as somatic psychotherapy. The art of listening to the body, to fears hiding in misty waters of the unconscious, and of opening to the delight that descends when we, often unsuspectingly and all too fleetingly, are graced by the authentic experience of living, are described in fascinating detail.

How does one maintain authenticity when being with other people, what makes us happy, what brings us the sense of direction, how to observe thoughts, emotions and gestures, how to navigate the madscape of mental activity, how "facts" distill themselves out of the boundless background of the unknown, that immense kaleidoscope that keeps changing with our motives- in other words, what IS perception and what awareness... this book lays it all out in a human, so human and irresistible way. After the first chapter I felt an immediate kinship, affection and respect for this woman who died a long time ago, yet left us with this scintilla of honesty and insight. Highly recommended.

0Comment 54 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNoSending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

the book is a bit tedious. I read it in small bites

ByMeggoon April 18, 2017

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

It's startling to realize Ms. Milner was writing in the 1920's! She is articulate with her insights, albeit sometimes, the book is a bit tedious. I read it in small bites, then put it down to ponder her offerings.

0Comment 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNoSending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

A journey through thought

ByQuotidianon December 22, 2003

Format: Paperback

What really makes you happy? This question set Marion Milner, writing under the pseudonym Joanna Field, on an inward journey of discovery through the subtle and fleeting processes of perception, thought and emotion over seven years. In this book, she writes a kind of diary summary, in the simplest and most human terms, of her psychological detective work. The result is intriguing, beautiful, energising and profound.

0Comment 47 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNoSending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

A wonderful journey of self-discovery

ByParis1929on July 8, 1999

Format: Paperback

This is a remarkable and inspiring book. This book is beautifully written, and would be useful for somebody who, like the author, is on a journey of self-discovery.

0Comment 53 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNoSending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Four Stars

ByJulie Wilsonon March 1, 2016

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

Was interesting

0Comment One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNoSending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Pages with related products. See and discover other items: fluval pump parts, accessories and parts aquarium

Text Link created below.

Image Size:

Image Link created below.

Text+Image Link created below.