Paperback pick: The Examined Life
A fascinating insight into the human heart

The Examined Life
by Stephen Grosz (Chatto, £8.99)
These accounts of psychoanalyst Grosz’s patient encounters over the past 25 years make for a gripping series of tales, revealing how the art of listening can give insight into some of life’s most complex questions, and opening a fascinating window on the mysteries of the human heart.