A compelling anthology of short fiction, including eleven never-before-published pieces, explores the lives of women breaking free of the convention that controls their lives, in a collection that includes "Returns and Exchanges," "Over the Hill and Into the Woods," and the title story, about a woman who goes on a happiness binge after ditching Weight Watchers.

23) The art of mending: a novel

Author

Berg, ELizabeth

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Laura Bartone, now in her fifties, is forced to face unpleasant truths from the past when her troubled sister Caroline calls on the eve of a family reunion and asks to meet with her and their brother to discuss the abuses she believes she suffered at their hands of their emotionally distant mother.

24) True to form

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

Series

Katie Nash novels volume 3
Kate Nash volume Book 3

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Thirteen-year-old Katie, having moved from Missouri to Texas in 1961 following the death of her mother, has a difficult time sorting out the details of friendship, loyalty, and other trials and tribulations of teenage life.

25) Festivals of the world : Nigeria

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

Pub. Date

c 1997

26) Escaping into the open

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

Pub. Date

c1999

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The art of writing true.

27) Festivals of the world : Italy

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

Pub. Date

c 1997

28) Festivals of the world : Egypt

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

Pub. Date

c 1997

29) Festivals of the world : USA

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

Pub. Date

c 1999

30) We are all welcome here: a novel

Author

Berg, Elizabeth, 1953

Series

Brilliance Audio on compact disc

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Book, CD, Large Print

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A polio victim and her 13-year-old daughter work miracles from their Tupelo, Miss., home during the summer of 1964. Having contracted polio at 22 while pregnant, Paige Dunn delivers her baby from an iron lung, and ends up raising her daughter, Diana, alone after her husband divorces her. Able to move only her head, Paige requires round-the-clock nursing care that social services barely cover. Now 13, Diana has taken over the night shift to save them...

31) Tapestry of fortunes

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

Pub. Date

2008

32) Until the real thing comes along: a novel

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

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Book, CD

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A 36-year-old Massachusetts woman, desperate for a baby, asks a gay friend to make her pregnant. He obliges and they live together, but his attraction to men makes her realize her future is as a single mother.

33) Range of motion

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

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Lainey must draw on a number of sources to keep her faith strong when her husband, Jay, is injured in an accident and lingers in a coma.

34) Talk before sleep: a novel

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

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Book, CD

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Ann and Ruth have been great friends all their adult lives, when Ruth is diagnosed with cancer their friendship becomes even more profound.

35) Say when

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How difficult is it to live in truth when you live with another? When is a relationship worth saving, and when is it better to let it go? In her previous novels, Elizabeth Berg has demonstrated a rare talent for laying bare the lives of ordinary people and everyday events with startling clarity, focus, and raw emotion. In Say When, she again negotiates perfectly the fine balance between humor and poignancy as she charts the days and nights of a family...

36) USA

Author

Berg, Elizabeth

Series

Festivals of the world
Countries of the world

Pub. Date

1999.

Description

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An overview of the United States of America that includes information on geography, history, government, lifestyle, language, customs, and current issues.