Love and the Exceptionally Gifted

When it comes to exceptionally gifted beings, there is a big difference between men and women, both in the nature of their exceptional intelligence and how they live with it. Women with a very high potential do not respond in the same way as men to constraints in a society where the paths for success are still very archetypal. Highly intelligent women come up against the prevailing machismo even more than other women do. Drawing on the latest sociological and scientific studies and many real case notes, Monique de Kermadec reveals the numerous social and professional barriers confronting women who are out of step, telling them how to make the best of their gifts and assume the roles they could be playing in our society.

Monique de Kermadec,psychoanalyst, psychotherapist and specialist on gifted people, has published several books with Albin Michel, including: Gifted Adults: Learn to Do Things Simply When It Gets Complicated; The Gifted Adult in Pursuit of Happiness; The Gifted Child: From Birth to Toddler; A Feeling of Solitude; The Gifted Woman and The Gifted and Love.