{"product_id":"saving-freud-a-life-in-vienna-and-an-escape-to-freedom-in-london-paperback","title":"Saving Freud: A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Nagorski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing... In the American journalist Andrew Nagorski this tale has found its ideal narrator'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSEBASTIAN FAULKS, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[A] thrilling book, as edge-of-your-seat gripping as any heist movie'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Hughes, \u003ci\u003eGuardian Book of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping masterpiece'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRETT KAHR, Freud Museum London\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarch 1938: German soldiers are massing on the Austrian border, on the cusp of fulfilling Hitler's dream of absorbing the country into the Third Reich. Many Jews make frantic plans to flee to safety. But one of the most famous men in the world, unable to contemplate leaving his beloved Vienna, is not among them. His name is Sigmund Freud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaving Freud\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a great man's life, and of the extraordinary people who managed to prolong it, by convincing him to escape to London: the Welsh physician who brought psychoanalysis to Britain; Napoleon's great-grandniece; an American ambassador; Freud's devoted daughter, Anna; and the doctor who risked his own life by staying at Freud's side. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn examining the histories of both Freud and his closest circle, Andrew Nagorski brilliantly evokes the story of Europe in the first half of the Twentieth Century. This is a tale of a great city, a collapsing empire, a rising terror - and of a man who would change the way we think.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Nagorski\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Scotland to Polish parents, moved to the United States as an infant and has rarely stopped moving since, serving as \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e's bureau chief in Hong Kong, Moscow, Rome, Bonn, Warsaw, and Berlin. He is the author of seven previous critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eHitlerland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nazi Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e. He now lives in St Augustine, Florida, and continues to write for numerous publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152869068935,"sku":"9781785788772","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/47d232b412b23861768aa62a4d6b38b7.webp?v=1733217077","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/saving-freud-a-life-in-vienna-and-an-escape-to-freedom-in-london-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}