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
