Therapist’s dilemma: those who need help the most, run the farthest from it.

His experience and training should have taught him that families are the cauldrons in which violence is brewed. (144)

40 Words for Sorrow is brilliant-one of the finest crime novels I've ever read. Giles Blunt writes with uncommon grace, style and compassion and he plots like a demon. This book has it all-unforgettable characters, beautiful language, throat-constricting suspense.

I would never have been a novelist without working as a psychologist...it was a great education in human nature.

The science of psychotherapy is knowing what to say, the art is knowing when to say it. (36)

Without sounding pompous, I really do feel that I have a set of standards that I must adhere to, even leaving aside considerations of what the readers expect.

Each novel is harder than its predecessor because I must work harder at not repeating myself. However, I enjoy the challenge. This is the greatest job in the world.