1. Building on the recent resurgance of interest in Milner's work, this book provides the first book-length analysis of Milner’s distinctive and important contribution to psychoanalytic theory and technique; 2. The book makes a unique contribution to object relations psychoanalysis by engaging with Milner’s distinctive search for a therapeutic cure that takes place in the relationships between pen and paper, paint, and canvas; 3. The author engages with Milner's autobiographical work in a thoroughly contemporary way, including analysis of her theories in relation to 21st century creatives such as Lynda Barry and Alison Bechdel

1. Building on the recent resurgance of interest in Milner's work, this book provides the first book-length analysis of Milner’s distinctive and important contribution to psychoanalytic theory and technique; 2. The book makes a unique contribution to object relations psychoanalysis by engaging with Milner’s distinctive search for a therapeutic cure that takes place in the relationships between pen and paper, paint, and canvas; 3. The author engages with Milner's autobiographical work in a thoroughly contemporary way, including analysis of her theories in relation to 21st century creatives such as Lynda Barry and Alison Bechdel