Mindreading

by Sanjida O'Connell

A study of how we understand others, ourselves and society. It looks at research indicating that, for example, people with autism - a mainly male disorder - cannot detect emotions from pictures of eyes; and that children remember when their wishes have been fulfilled better than when they have not.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 13, 1998

About the author

Sanjida O'Connell is the author of four novels, THEORY OF MIND, ANGEL BIRD, SUGAR ISLAND and THE NAKED NAME OF LOVE, which has just been republished as THE PRIEST AND THE LILY.

She was one of the winners of the Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the BBC Asia Award.

She writes psychological thrillers under the pen name of Sanjida Kay: BONE BY BONE, THE STOLEN CHILD, MY MOTHER'S SECRET and ONE YEAR LATER are published by Corvus Books.

She's had four works of non-fiction published: MINDREADING: HOW WE LEARN TO LOVE AND LIE, SUGAR: THE GRASS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, NATURE'S CALENDAR, CHIMPANZEE: THE MAKING OF THE FILM, and contributed to ANIMAL LIFE, an encyclopaedia edited by Charlotte Uhlenbroek.

Reviews

[Wendy Brennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Text book on how the mind works, and includes details on autism.