The Forgiving Life: A Pathway to Overcoming Resentment and Creating a Legacy of Love

Enright (educational psychology, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) shows readers how to forgive people who have hurt them, illustrating a process for confronting the pain, rising above it, and lessening depression, anger, and resentment. He outlines his theory of forgiveness and how resentment, love, emotional well-being, and relationships are interrelated, and why forgiveness is important. He addresses trauma in a separate chapter, then uses dialogues and storytelling to show the forgiveness process with parents, partners, and others, as well as how to help children forgive. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)