"This is a most striking account where different phases and happenings are recorded not in the mind but in bodily formations. For any therapist working with bizarre forms of psychosis this is an inspiring book." -- Neville Symington , author, Narcissism: A New Theory , The Making of a Psychotherapist , Becoming a Person through Psycho-Analysis and co-author of The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion (Routledge) "This stunning book is destined to become a classic. The story of this patient's journey is gripping, touching and overwhelming as it probes various depths of the most profound suffering in the face of ultimate human cruelty, the patient's brilliantly creative - bordering on and including deranged - psychological strategies of survival, and the exquisite sensitivity of the therapist to unconscious processes along with deep caring and respect for her patient." -- Israel W. Charny , PhD., Author, Psychotherapy for a Democratic Mind: Treatment of Intimacy , Tragedy , Violence and Evil "What a wonderful book Tova Zaltz has written. A detailed portrayal of a twenty year journey in therapy engaging madness within and madness without.

Profound engagement with psychic reality opened doors of violent abuse in childhood mirrored by the patient's aggression turned against herself. This book is packed with rich psychological themes expressed in moment to moment interaction. One comes through, with Tova and her patient, challenges of working together and the need to grow." -- Michael Eigen , PhD, Author, Faith , Contact with the Depths , and The challenge of Being Human "This is a rare book - I am not aware of any other that provides a detailed and respectful clinical account of a twenty-six year psychoanalytic treatment of a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder. This is written by a brave and significant newcomer to the field with lyrical and painful openness and rigour who has honed her understanding through the encounter and fulfils the wish of the patient to be remembered." -- Valerie Sinason , PhD, MACP, MInstPsychoanal, Founder Director Clinic for Dissociative Studies, 2016 ISSTD Lifetime Achievement Award.