Jealousy and Envy

Nancy Friday

• Publisher: RosettaBooks
• Year: 2014
• Topic: Psychology
• eBook ISBN:
  9780795335310
• Subtopic: Emotions in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

A "fascinating [and] evocative" analysis of these powerful emotions by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of My Mother/My Self ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
 
What is jealousy, and how does it undermine our closest relationships? Renowned journalist and author Nancy Friday tackles this difficult topic with compelling honesty and depth of insight. Here, Friday explores the feeling of fear and its connection to jealousy—specifically the fear of losing love and power. Informed by close readings of psychological treatises on jealousy as well as anecdotal interviews, she offers new insights into jealousy at every stage of life--from childhood to old age.
 
The author of the iconic bestseller My Secret Garden, Nancy Friday is known for her courage in tackling incredibly intimate, personal topics head-on and with astonishing honesty. Here, she turns her focus toward an emotional issue that often cripples loving relationships—and shows new pathways toward healing.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Foreword to the 1997 Edition
• One: Memoirs of a Jealous Woman, Part One
• Two: Remembrance of Things Lost
• Three: Envy: The Bad Seed
• Four: Self-Esteem, Self-Centeredness and Grandiosity
• Five: Memoirs of a Jealous Woman, Part Two: Projection
• Six: Competition
• Seven: Be a Man!
• Eight: A Real Woman
• Nine: Betrayal: An Afternoon with Medea
• Ten: Memoirs of a Jealous Woman, Part Three: Siblings and Revenge
• Eleven: Gratitude and Love
• Bibliography
• Notes