Book Review: Cherry, Myisha. Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better. Princeton University Press, 2023, 240 pp.

Vaishali Singh

doi:10.3384/de-ethica.2001-8819.259268

Book Review: Cherry, Myisha. Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better. Princeton University Press, 2023, 240 pp.

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Vaishali Singh Indian Institute of Technology Delhi https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2159-4991

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2025-12-08

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Singh, V. (2025) “Book Review: Cherry, Myisha. Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better. Princeton University Press, 2023, 240 pp”., De Ethica, 9(2), pp. 68–73. doi: 10.3384/de-ethica.2001-8819.259268.

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