Perspective

The primary author, Janis Abrahms Spring, holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and has nearly three decades of experience in private practice specializing in issues of trust, intimacy, and forgiveness. Michael Spring has extensive experience in publishing and holds an M.A. in English literature. Their combined expertise makes them highly qualified to write on the topic at hand. Their stated purpose in offering the book, presented in the Introduction, is to extend their professional expertise beyond the necessary limitations of private practice and offer assistance, hope, and help to a very broad range of potential readers, including those who have been involved in an affair or those who are contemplating becoming so involved.

Although the text does not directly advise against having an affair, it does illustrate the profoundly damaging aspects of affairs and notes the lengthy and often difficult process of recovering from an affair...