Former Chair of the British Psychoanalytic Council Susanna Abse takes us into one of the most intriguing spheres there is: other people's relationships, drawing on more than 30 years of therapeutic experiences with people confronting challenges in their love lives. Each chapter is candid and fascinating, drawing its inspiration from a well-known, classic tale. Parents destroy their straw home, while Rapunzel yearns for a friend but is confined to her castle. Couples struggle to deal with the expulsion from Eden, the poison apple's unpleasant taste, and intruders in their beds.