Houdini’s Box: The Art of Escape

In his most captivating book to date, Adam Phillips explores mankind’s on-going fascination with ideas of escape. Taking as his starting point the life and works of Harry Houdini – ‘the greatest magician the world has ever seen’ – he considers why some people might become compulsive escape artists, whereas others appear to find freedom in self-imposed confinement.

‘A rare achievement – as remarkable a piece of work as Houdini ever performed himself.’ Daily Telegraph