This book is called a Psychobiography. This is a challenging biography. a rich. three-dimensional intimate portrait, which illuminates the relationship between Jefferson's inner life and his public life. Biographer Fawn M. Brodie has made discoveries and settled some ancient controversies. While others have concentrated on Jefferson and the life of the mind, Mrs. Brodie has concentrated on Jefferson and the life of the heart, describing for the first time the largely unknown man of feeling and passion.