Solitude
- ISBN-10
- 0006543499
- ISBN-13
- 9780006543497
- Series
- Solitude
- Category
- Adjustment (Psychology)
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Author
- Anthony Storr
Description
The author disagrees with the view that only intimate relationships can provide mental and personal satisfaction arguing that solitude has restorative powers.
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