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A Glimpse Of A Doctor's Dark Fantasy

"The Strange Case of Dr. Simmonds & Dr. Glas" is a psychological thriller that delves into the disturbed thoughts of a doctor who finds himself caught up in a troubled fantasy with a patient's wife. This book is a good read for those who enjoy reading about the complexities of the human mind and the dangers of crossing boundaries in pursuit of one's desires. The author's ability to blur the lines between reality and fantasy will leave readers on edge until the very end."

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ISBN: 9781861055040

Description

"Dr. Simmonds, a well-established general practitioner in London's Swiss
Cottage, finds himself ministering more and more in the postwar 1950s to
the ills of the Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany who have settled thickly
in his old neighborhood. He also finds himself irresistibly drawn into an
increasingly troubling fantasy life by Yvonne Bloomberg, the attractive
young wife of one of his more, to him, execrable patients." "Repelled as he
is by Anton Bloomberg's "running nose, his wheezing chest, the rust in his
pelvis, the Christmas alcohol in his liver, the Scrooge in his soul,"
Simmonds can imagine only the repugnance the pretty, vulnerable Yvonne must
feel at her husband's proprietary touch. It's when she sends Simmonds a
copy of Dr. Glas, a novel about a doctor who colludes with a patient in the
murder of her spouse, that the boundaries between reality and fantasy begin
to blur, and Simmonds begins to act upon impulses rising from a darker,
undoctorly side of his nature." "Blind to the prejudices that blind him,
Simmonds unwittingly reveals in the disquieting pages of his journals the
rancor he harbors in his soul as he sets out on a course that withholds its
full horror until the very end."--BOOK JACKET.


Author: Dannie Abse
Publisher: Robson Books Limited
Publication Date: 2002
 

A Glimpse Of A Doctor's Dark Fantasy

"The Strange Case of Dr. Simmonds & Dr. Glas" is a psychological thriller that delves into the disturbed thoughts of a doctor who finds himself caught up in a troubled fantasy with a patient's wife. This book is a good read for those who enjoy reading about the complexities of the human mind and the dangers of crossing boundaries in pursuit of one's desires. The author's ability to blur the lines between reality and fantasy will leave readers on edge until the very end."

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.