Women Who Love Too Much
First published in 1985 and still striking a nerve decades later, Robin Norwood's landmark work has quietly transformed the lives of countless women across the globe. It's the kind of book that feels uncomfortably personal, as though Norwood somehow knew exactly what you've been going through. Do you find yourself fixated on a partner who gives very little back? Do you make excuses for behaviour that, deep down, you know isn't acceptable? This book speaks directly to that experience. Norwood, a relationship and marriage therapist with years of clinical practice behind her, examines why so many women repeatedly find themselves tethered to damaging, one-sided relationships, and why walking away can feel almost physically impossible. The compulsive quality of these attachments is treated here not as a character flaw, but as something closer to addiction. That reframing alone is worth the read. Norwood's approach is honest, at times bracingly so, yet the book carries genuine warmth throughout. It's not here to judge. It offers, instead, a practical framework for understanding patterns and building something healthier. Readers have called it brutally candid and compassionate in equal measure, which is a difficult balance to strike. This updated edition includes a new introduction, making it feel fresh for a new generation of readers. Translated into dozens of languages and praised by writers including Erica Jong and Marian Keyes, its reputation speaks for itself. Whether you pick it up out of curiosity or quiet desperation, you're unlikely to put it down unchanged.
- Author: Robin Norwood
- Publisher: Arrow
- Genre: Literary Fiction
- ISBN: 978-0099474128
- Pages: 320 pages