New stories from the cult author Irvin D. Yalom. For years, the American psychoanalyst Irvin D. Yalom has provided compelling evidence that science and imagination do not have to be opposites. His stories about psychological crises and their resolution have garnered a huge fan base in Germany. In his new book, he not only recounts the all-too-human neuroses of his clients but also invites his readers to look deeply within themselves. He shares his ambivalent relationship with his deceased mother, an uneducated woman who tirelessly dedicated herself to her family. "The Journey with Paula," on the other hand, takes us back to the 1970s, when the topic of dying was as taboo in America as pornography. Yalom creates a kind of self-experience group for terminally ill patients, centered around Paula, who is suffering from breast cancer.