Meryl Streep is a Hollywood icon, a political activist, a twenty-plus
Oscar-nominated actress, and a mystery. The Devil Wears Prada, Kramer
v. Kramer, Julie & Julia, Mama Mia!, Sophie's Choice―Meryl does
it all. But who is she when the camera stops rolling? What are the
thoughts that she keeps hidden?
Enter Dr. Darcy Dale. The most successful psychoanalyst in New York
City, Dr. Dale has treated a number of the most famous and exceptional
women in the world. Marilyn Monroe, Jackie O., and Barbra Streisand have
all managed to find their way to the doorstep of this psychoanalyst''s
office.
Fully aware of Dr. Dale's notability, Streep decides to pay her a call,
but not for psychiatric treatment. The actress hopes to observe Dr. Dale
as a means of preparing for her next role as a psychoanalyst. The two
strike a deal: Streep will undergo analysis herself, just as
psychoanalysts must do as part of their education.
In the newest installment of her On the Couch series, Dr. Alma H. Bond
gives us a seat on the couch next to Meryl as the actress prepares for
her next role, and Dr. Dale performs an analysis of one of Hollywood's
most talented actresses. What follows is one of the most thorough and
comprehensive biographies of Meryl Streep.
In this detailed guide to all that made Meryl, anything you have ever
wondered is chronicled in Dr. Dale's session notes. In-depth research
spanning Streep's ancestry, childhood, college years, romantic
entanglements, and more all finds its way onto these pages. Anyone who
has ever wanted to learn more about Meryl Streep as a person, or has an
interest in her acting methods, will undoubtedly lap up this book's
fascinating contents.
Meryl Streep: On the Couch offers what no other biography can: a
psychoanalytic perspective into the life and mind of Meryl Streep. While
the media gives us the most versatile and amazing actress of her
generation, Dr. Bond gives us the mother, the wife, the woman.
