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Human Traces

By: Sebastian Faulks
Narrated by: Douglas Hodge
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

As young boys, both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa.

As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men's volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas's sister Sonia.

'Shocking and enlightening... touching and affecting' DAILY MAIL

'A masterpiece . . . one of the great novels of this or any other century' INDEPENDENT

'Structurally intricate, yet intensely focused on the lives of individuals . . . replete with interesting ideas and . . . exceptionally fine writing' OBSERVER

'A bold and remarkable work of imagination . . . to write so well for so many pages is an amazing feat of intellectual athleticism' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

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One of the best books I have ever read/listened to. Thank you Mr Faulkes!

One of The Best….

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it was a good book lots of detail in the writing plenty to submerge yourself into.
slow to start for me

Good slow to get going

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Fascinating story covering the history of psychiatry, well read and will leave a lasting impression

brilliant story

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Beautiful story
Beautifully written and narrated !
I lost sense of time while binging in the reading .

Beatifull

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Beautifully written - astounding psychological and historical research and a compelling narrative - that you can easily switch from a dawning psychoanalytical approach - to neurology - to darwinism- fantastic ! .

The readers capacity to make the novel breathe

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