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Participants will Her parents divorced when explore different she was 14; she refused to es and methods attend college; she left her of reconciliation Jewish home for an ashram and learn to let go (Hindu commune); she of anger. revealed she was a lesbian; "It's also to help and, finally, she told her people feel they are mother she had been molest- not alone," she ed as a child by her since- said. deceased grandfather — The situations in Temme's own father. the book are, like To top it all off, Davis then Davis' own, drastic wrote a book about the examples of molestation. Her mother estrangement — denied it all, ascribing the adults who were accusations to the unhealthy Laura Davis abused as children, influence of the mental health battered spouses, establishment. Holocaust survivors and the like. A "She was devastated by my revela- father bonds with the man who killed tions, furious at my public exposure of his son in a robbery attempt; members our family, and rendered powerless by of a synagogue take in the young neo- her inability to shift the course of Nazis who defaced their sanctuary. To a events," Davis writes in her most recent book, I Thought We'd Never Speak Again: large extent, they all speak in their own words, and the pain is evident. The Road From Estrangement To "One of the reasons I use these situa- Reconciliation (HarperCollins; $12.95). tions is so readers in less extreme situa- "I, on the other hand, felt betrayed, self- tions will say to themselves, 'If this per- righteous and angry." son can do it, then I should be able to About a dozen years ago, Davis, a do it myself,"' explained Davis, who mother herself, began the process of rec- does private consulting and presenta- onciling with Temme. She writes, "The tions throughout the world and has question I faced now, was 'How can I been featured on Oprah, CNN and find in myself the love, compassion and in Time magazine. acceptance for my mother that she so Davis; now 47, lives with her family deeply deserves?'" in California. She has a grandchild of Davis' is only one of many dramas her own. Her mother comes for extend- retold in the self-help book she wrote to ed visits. ❑ assist those who wish to reconcile with estranged family members and others. Among the book's favorable reviews is one from Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Laura Davis will be pest presen- author of The Book ofJewish Values, who ter at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday called I Thought We'd Never Speak Again , March 10, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m., "a compelling, practical and inspiring Thursday, March 11, at Temple guide to re-opening relationships that Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road, should not remain severed." Bloomfield Township. 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