I Thought We'd Never Speak Again: The Road from Estrangement to Reconciliation - Softcover

Davis, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060957026 ISBN 13: 9780060957025

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2003

Synopsis

In her bestselling classic The Courage to Heal, Laura Davis helped millions heal from the pain of child sexual abuse. Now, in I Thought We'd Never Speak Again, she tackles another critical, emerging issue: reconciling relationships that have been damaged by betrayal, anger, and misunderstanding.

With clarity and compassion, Davis maps the reconciliation process through gripping first-person stories of people who have mended relationships in a wide variety of circumstances. In these pages, parents reconcile with children, embittered siblings reconnect, angry friends reunite, and war veterans and crime victims meet with their enemies. Davis weaves these powerful accounts with her own experiences reconciling with her mother after a long, painful estrangement.

Making a crucial distinction between reconciliation and forgiveness, Davis explains how people can make peace in relationships without necessarily forgiving past hurts. In addition to a special section called "Ideas for Reflection and Discussion," she includes a self-assessment quiz, "Are You Ready for Reconciliation?"

Whether you want to reconcile a relationship that has ended, improve a relationship that is difficult or distant, or learn the skills you need for dealing with the inevitable conflicts we all face in life, this book will teach you to mend troubled relationships and find peace.

About this title

Review:

"Davis identifies a continuum of reconciliation, from the deep and transformative to the utilitarian... and distinguishes between reconciliation and forgiveness."--Booklist

From the Publisher:

The classic self-help book on reconciliation.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060957026
• ISBN 13: 9780060957025
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368