dumps Maureen, he feels, is akin to Kierkegaard's breakup with Regine. Tubby struggles to find a way out of his depression. Even though Tubby denies Christianity it may be interpreted that he undergoes the three (Kierkegaardian) existential stages of 'the Aesthetic', 'the Ethical' and 'the Religious' and takes leaps of faith to move from one stage to another. References Further reading Köhler, Stefanie & Hotz-Davies, Ingrid. “Writing Cures? Doris Lessing’s Golden Notebook and Lodge’s Therapy.” Psychoanalytic-ism. Uses of Psycho-analysis in Novels, Poems, Plays and Films. Ed. Ingrid Hotz-Davies & Anton Kirchhofer. Trier: WVT, 2000. 132-145. McLeod, John. “Postmodern Narrative Therapy: A Case Example.” Narrative and Psychotherapy. London: Sage, 1997. 127-137. 1995 British novels Adaptations of works by Søren Kierkegaard Novels by David Lodge Metafictional novels Novels about writers Secker & Warburg books Novels about midlife crisis