Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC. I just finished this book, it's a quick read. The subject is so important: how do we forgive those who have injured us and what is a meaningful apology, if an apology ever occurs. What about people who forgive the unforgivable for their own peace of mind, how are conflicts resolved. Unfortunately, the book suffered from the author's inability to realize that her injury--a betrayal and unprofessional behavior of her long time, boundary violating therapist--is a "narcissistic injury", as she describes and ultimately the resolution only demonstrates the therapist's continued boundary violations and unprofessional behavior. Their subsequent collaboration on a book doesn't indicate true understanding of professional standards. But, the book explores, via vignettes, many people's search for resolution of injury. And this exploration of how to forgiveness is a very important topic. This book is a good start on that exploration, and the flaws are the flaws of an unreliable narrator, which is inherent in a memoir. Intriguing book. The events occurred a decade ago, and somehow I was left feeling that the author needs to reflect further.

This sounded like a fascinating book from the description. However, I didn't get very far into it...the whole story and situation felt so toxic that it made me anxious just reading it. It was uncomfortable, and not in a good way. I skipped to the end to see if anything was resolved and it seemed like it had gone nowhere and everyone was still just as obsessed and toxic as the start...very weird, and I'm afraid I would not recommend.