Based on the author's clinical experience and workshops she has introduced, this guide helps women understand the causes and patterns of their anger while providing specific alternatives for forging more powerful relationships.

"With a new introduction by the author"--Cover. Originally published: first edition New York : Harper & Row, ©1985.

New Introduction in the 2014 edition --The Challenge of anger -- Old moves, new moves, and countermoves -- Circular dances in couples : when getting angry is getting nowhere -- Anger at our impossible mothers : The story of Maggie -- Using anger as a guide : The road to a clearer self -- Up and down the generations : Katy and her aging father -- Who's responsible for what : the trickiest anger question -- Thinking in threes : stepping out of family triangles -- Tasks for the daring and courageous -- Epilogue : Beyond self-help.