{"product_id":"the-art-of-mending-9780812970982","title":"The Art of Mending","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Revelations about a seemingly ordinary mother force her adult children to reexamine their lives in this \"absorbing novel about family secrets\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Laura Bartone anticipates her annual family reunion in Minnesota with a mixture of excitement and wariness. Yet this year's gathering will prove to be much more trying than either she or her siblings imagined. As soon as she arrives, Laura realizes that something is not right with her sister. Forever wrapped up in events of long ago, Caroline is the family's restless black sheep. When Caroline confronts Laura and their brother, Steve, with devastating allegations about their mother, the three have a difficult time reconciling their varying experiences in the same house. But a sudden misfortune will lead them all to face the past, their own culpability, and their common need for love and forgiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Readers have come to love Elizabeth Berg for the \"lucent beauty of  her] prose, the verity of her insights, and the tenderness of her regard for her fellow human\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). In \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Mending, \u003c\/i\u003eshe confronts some of the deepest mysteries of life, as she explores how even the largest sins can be forgiven by the smallest gestures, and how grace can come to many through the trials of one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH BERG\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twelve previous novels, including the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003cb\u003eSay When, True to Form, Never Change, \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Open House\u003c\/b\u003e (an Oprah Book Club selection in 2000). \u003cb\u003eDurable Goods \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Joy School\u003c\/b\u003e were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, and \u003cb\u003eTalk Before Sleep\u003c\/b\u003e was short-listed for the ABBY Award in 1996. The winner of the 1997 New England Booksellers Award for her body of work, Berg is also the author of a nonfiction book, \u003cb\u003eEscaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413246644498,"sku":"9780812970982","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_abaaca54-0b37-483a-b031-3eea0cb65696.jpg?v=1729350835","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-mending-9780812970982","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}