Human Traces

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As young boys both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa.

As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men's volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas's sister Sonia.

Moving and challenging in equal measure, Human Traces explores the question of what kind of beings men and women really are.

© Sebastian Faulks 2005 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • A fascinating and insightful read.

    British Journal of General Practice

  • An extraordinary novel of magnificent scope

    Evening Standard

  • Faulks is beyond doubt a master

    Financial Times

  • His most ambitious novel yet… Love, loyalty, courage, compassion, goodness…these are the poles around which his always skilful storytelling revolves

    Independent

  • Shocking and enlightening…touching and affecting

    Daily Mail

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