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Summary: Too far from the flame to spark my interest!
Review: I was interested in this book because I've found myself in a few situations that fell into a "gray" area- definitely not affairs, but relationships that both parties recognized were a little too significant.The need for this kind of book that acknowledges this type of situation is great, becuause emotional entanglements can be every bit as painful as full-blown adultery. Unfortunately, this book does not deliver as much as I'd hoped. It's a little too ambitious, covering everything from workplace friendships that get out of hand to incest. It seeks to provide answers which I found a bit simplistic. It's not enough to say "don't"- people in these situations need practical help in extricating themselves from unwholesome relationships and dealing with the emotional aftereffects. The credibility of this book went out the window when, in the chapter on incest, the author talks about the Woody Allen/Mia Farrow/Soon Yi Previn triangle. Besides spelling the name "Soon Ye," the author also mentions how this relationship destroyed the "marriage" of Woody and Mia. Hello! They were never married, a fact that Mr. Allen emphasized throughout the court case to justify how he was never truly a "father figure" to Soon Yi. Where was the author when this case happened? This is hardly an obscure fact. This may seem like a minor point, but it shows sloppy writing and even sloppier ( if any!) research. I hope someone writes a book that addresses this topic with a little more depth and a lot more accuracy.
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