ABSTRACT
I really think she [Dr Segal] is by far the best person both to explain my work succinctly and also not to be provocative [. . .]
(Letter from Melanie Klein to Marcelle Spira, 8 May 1956)
Explain, give clinical illustrations, avoid polemics Hanna Segal soon became well known in the psychoanalytic world and beyond thanks to the talent with which she explained and illustrated Kleinian concepts and to her capacity for establishing constructive dialogue without needlessly stirring up controversy.
