'I see the contents of this book and the information provided within the chapters as a golden opportunity to engage with a subject which a decade ago might not have been accepted in the open and honest way the author's discourse has been discussed. In the past, the contents of this book would have posed major challenges within the traditional field of psychoanalysis and in the psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy world. The book covers a range of topics written from different perspectives. It is inclusive and topical within British society today, covering a range of views. Psychoanalysts and psychotherapists need to be aware of the issues of "race", culture and ethnicity and their impact in the transcultural/cross-cultural psychotherapeutic context. I see this book as a welcome opportunity to set the record straight and for the book to be part of a culturally appropriate practice in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy û wherein the primary beneficiaries are the --