This is a novel about the history of psychiatry and centres around two 19th Century psychiatrists who are attempting to unravel the mystery of mental illness.
‘Human Traces' by Sebastian Faulkes is a historical novel about the origins of psychology and psychiatry, as distinct from their predecessors, philosophy. It is also a philosophical novel that contemplates what it is to be human and whether we are just the products of our brains and what evolutionary purpose can mental health possibly have. I found it a thought provoking book and it was gently gripping.
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