I've just received this book in the post this morning. It was published in 1975. It's still in excellent condition & its inner page has a stamp from, who I'm assuming to be, its previous owner ... Eric E Goranson, MD, from Portland, Oregon, USA.
I wonder if he was its only owner, or has it had many? I wonder who Dr Goranson is, or was? In holding what was once his book, I can 'sense' the ghosts of his eyes & fingers on the pages.
My sense is of an older man, gentle and compassionate. An intelligent man who loved his work and his books ...
I could be completely wrong! This image I've created could simply be my wishful thinking ... my own fantasy or phantasy (unconscious) image of the kind of man I want to think of having previously owned this book.
I can't imagine a time when I will ever get rid of my collection of therapy / eating disorders related books ... but I do wonder what will happen to them in the fullness of time when I'm no longer here to love them ...
Hopefully they can all rest assured that they have a loving home for a few decades yet ...
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