By repairing the links with the maternal origin, but at the same time allowing for separation, this model also makes female genealogy possible. I argue that what I term Irigaray's 'primary imaginary' register – the infant's encounter with the maternal body – coheres with what Alison Stone (2012) calls 'potential space': a mediating maternal 'third term' which sustains psychic links with the maternal body and prevents the infant from 'merging' with the mother. I show that, whilst separation from the maternal body is essential if women are to accede to subjectivity, this does not necessitate psychic 'matricide' in the strong sense: to deny the mother expression within the Symbolic economy (Jacobs 2004). I consider this important for two reasons: in order to acknowledge that our relation to our mothers – and not merely our fathers – plays a crucial role in the formation of the 'self' and in order for a non-conflictual mother-daughter relation to be rendered possible. I received an ARC from Ylva Publishing for an honest review.This paper revisits the theme of 'matricide' in Irigaray, and argues for the importance of constructing a non-matricidal account of female subjectivity: an account which does not prescribe a primordial rejection or 'abjection' of the maternal body. Primal Touch is definitely worth reading. I can absolutely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good action adventure romance. If she does write one, I will certainly pick it up. It’s almost an open ending, so I’m hoping that the author may be planning a sequel. The end of the story leaves several loose ends. You kind of have to suspend your disbelief in a few places in the tale, but that was not a problem with this story line. There is a lot of chemistry between the two main characters which is a must for me to enjoy the story.

The characters are interesting, the setting is fantastic and the story line is intriguing. I enjoyed reading it and I’m very glad I chose this tale. This meeting leads to many dangerous and exciting adventures that will keep you reading until the end of the story. Instead of the white tiger, though, she meets Leandra Thornton, a wild and dangerous woman with a dark past, who has been living with and protecting the wild tigers in the jungle. Primal Touch by Amber Jacobs is an enjoyable, sometimes almost fantastical tale about a wildlife photographer named Ashley Richards who has come to the jungle in India hoping to photograph a rare white tiger in the wild.