Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, author The Eighth Girl, is interviewed by Robert Justice.

Maxine is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and training psychotherapist.

She lectures on trauma, gender and sexuality, clinical dissociation, and attachment theory at The Bowlby Centre and was awarded the Jafar Kareem Bursary for her work supporting people from ethnic minorities experiencing isolation and mental health problems.

Originally trained in the arts, she previously worked as a creative director for ten years at Condé Nast, The Sunday Times, and The Times (London).

The Eighth Girl, is her debut novel, published earlier this year in the U.S. with William Morrow and in the U.K. March 2021, with Pushkin Vertigo, Pushkin Press. The Eighth Girl has also been optioned for film by Netflix (Aggregate) with Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan.

Links

• Maxine Mei-Fung Chung's Website & Books

• Robert Justice's Books

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