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This volume, the latest in the Margaret S. Mahler Series, is largely based on papers presented at the prestigious annual Margaret S. Mahler Symposium held in Philadelphia, titled “The Wounded Self: Narcissism, Rage, and Revenge.” The subject is as appealing as it is challenging. Since “Revenge” can be present in normal psychic functioning as well as in severe pathology, it is a courageous endeavor to edit a book for which you could be accused of having missed some meaningful points or, on the other hand, of having been parochial. Akhtar and Parens succeed in offering clinicians, researchers, and scholars a comprehensive view.
In my view the book is divided into four sections. The first has been provided by the editors, who have written a thorough introduction and conclusion.
The second section is mainly clinical, very rich in case presentations and focused on child and adolescent treatments. It includes chapters 2 and 4, by Kerry K. Novick and Daniel Freeman, and 3 and 5, which are provided by the discussants of these two main presentations, Barbara Shapiro and Frederick Fisher, respectively.