{"product_id":"ordinary-life-stories-9780812968132","title":"Ordinary Life: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \"An extraordinary short story collection that deserves our closest attention.\"--\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Elizabeth Berg's gift as a storyteller lies most powerfully in her ability to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the remarkable in the everyday.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this superb collection of short stories, Elizabeth Berg takes us into pivotal 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 isn't contemplating a divorce. She just needs some time to think, take stock of her life, and to arrive, finally, at a surprising conclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"White Dwarf\" and \"Martin's Letter to Nan,\" the secrets of a marriage are revealed with sensitivity and \"brilliant insights about the human condition\" (\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e) that have become trademark of Berg's writing. \u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer \u003c\/i\u003ehas said, \"Berg captures the way women think as well as any writer.\" Those qualities of wisdom and perception are everywhere present in \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Berg's novels \u003cb\u003eOpen House, The Pull of the Moon, Range of Motion, What We Keep, Never Change\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eUntil the Real Thing Comes Along\u003c\/b\u003e were bestsellers. \u003cb\u003eDurable Goods \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Joy School\u003c\/b\u003e were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year. \u003cb\u003eTalk Before Sleep\u003c\/b\u003e was an ABBY finalist and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. In 1997, Berg won the NEBA Award in fiction, and in 2000 her novel \u003cb\u003eOpen House\u003c\/b\u003e was named an Oprah's Book Club selection. She lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924561334546,"sku":"9780812968132","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5a683269-98aa-4430-9a53-6cacc7ffceb3.jpg?v=1738972157","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ordinary-life-stories-9780812968132","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}