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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsOrdinary Life: Storiesby Elizabeth Berg
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this superb collection of short stories, Elizabeth Berg takes us into remarkable moments in the lives of women, when memories and events come together to create a sense of coherence, understanding, and change. In “Ordinary Life,” Mavis McPherson locks herself in the bathroom for a week, shutting out her husband and the realities of their life together—and, no, she isnt contemplating a divorce. She just needs some time to think, to take stock of her life, and to arrive, finally, at a surprising conclusion.
In “White Dwarf” and “Martins Letter to Nan,” the secrets of a marriage are revealed with the sensitivity and “brilliant insights about the human condition” (Detroit Free Press) that have become a trademark of Bergs writing. The Charlotte Observer has said, “Berg captures the way women think as well as any writer.” Those qualities of wisdom and insight are everywhere present in Ordinary Life. Review:"Berg zeroes in on the same kind of emotional revelations she plumbs in her novels....Affecting and sentimental, these stories could easily appear in the magazines sold at grocery checkout counters; as light commercial fiction, they should provide sustenance for Berg's fans." Publishers Weekly
Review:"Reading this collection is like being privy to one of these late-night conversations among women. You leave it feeling privileged, included, reassured by stories that are at once familiar and refreshingly different from your own." Susan Tekulve, Book Magazine
Review:"[Berg's] short stories...cover the same territory [as her novels] with the same sensitivity and imagination, and their conciseness serves to intensify the lucent beauty of Berg's prose....[T]he title story, a portrait of a longtime marriage, is so radiant and wise it feels like a benediction." Donna Seaman, Booklist
Review:"Immediate, moment-to-moment storytelling that unfolds with the naturalism and authenticity of real life." The Boston Globe
About the AuthorElizabeth Bergs novels Open House, The Pull of the Moon, Range of Motion, What We Keep, Never Change, and Until the Real Thing Comes Along were bestsellers. Durable Goods and Joy School were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year. Talk Before Sleep was an ABBY finalist and a New York Times bestseller. In 1997, Berg won the NEBA Award in fiction, and in 2000 her novel Open House was named an Oprahs Book Club selection. She lives in Chicago.
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