books by Elizabeth Berg

books by Elizabeth Berg

books:

Elizabeth Berg

Elizabeth Berg

Ballantine Books, 2006

Beautiful
Berg is one of my favorite writers. I bought this book and tried to read it at one point, but one got through one chapter and then shelved this one. A few months ago, I pulled it back out and started reading. I could not put this book down! Berg develops her ...

Open House: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)

Elizabeth Berg

Ballantine Books, 2001

After you get your teeth kicked in, then what?
I loved this book. Maybe I identify with Sam a little too much, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to relate quite so well if I hadn't been through a very similar break-up experience within the last year. Sure, she's crazy at first. I get that. It's hard ...

Escaping Into the Open: The Art of Writing True

Elizabeth Berg

Harper Perennial, 2000

Excellent writing guide
Elizabeth Berg's voice is just as engaging when she writes nonfiction as it is when she writes novels. Which is perhaps to be expected, because she started out by writing essays and articles for women's magazines. Throughout the guide, Berg dispenses many tips, such ...

The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation

Elizabeth Berg

Random House, 2008

These are the dreams of the everyday housewife
Elizabeth Berg returns with a collection of stories of women in everyday life. From twelve year old Janey on the move with her family from Texas to North Dakota, to seventy five year old Helen Donnelly feeling like she doesn't fit in with her family anymore...these ...

The Pull of the Moon

Elizabeth Berg

Berkley Trade, 2000

Berg's Shining Star
"The Pull of the Moon" is Berg's ultimate delight; it is her diamond in the rough; it is every women's journey into lightness and darkness and her deepest secrets; it is an almanac of what a woman is and where she is going. Nan is 50 years old and undecided about ...

Dream When You're Feeling Blue: A Novel

Elizabeth Berg

Ballantine Books, 2008

nice little sentimental journey
Anyone interested in "homefront" style stories will enjoy this one. A lovely, simple story of an engaging family, somewhat predictable, and I would not be surprised if Hallmark picks this up as a movie. Thankfully, it is not written in the first person present; that ...

We Are All Welcome Here: A Novel

Elizabeth Berg

Ballantine Books, 2007

The best book I read all year - and I read a lot!
I love this book - and I haven't been a particular fan of Elizabeth Berg. Great on detail, but not a particularly good storyteller. However, someone gave this to me and I read it in two sittings. Absolutely riveting and (the best part)- the greatest ending ever (Don't ...

The Art of Mending

Elizabeth Berg

Fawcett, 2006

Everyone's family
I have come to believe that there are no perfect families and no one family runs smoothly. All families are dysfunctional in some way. And so it is with this family created by Elizabeth Berg. I could not help stopping mid-read to reflect on my own family members, ...

Durable Goods: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Elizabeth Berg

Ballantine Books, 2003

Touching, sometimes disturbing, coming of age novel
Katie's life is one of loss. Katie not only loses her mother, but also her faith in Jesus Christ. She tells us that she used to talk to Him as the Communion wafer melted in her mouth. Then, her mother is gone, along with her faith. (If Katie is Roman Catholic, then we ...

Joy School (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Elizabeth Berg

Ballantine Books, 1998

Wonderful
Lifeline Online: A Memoir Joy School So simply written, yet so full of knowledge. Katie, a young girl wants to grow up, fall in love and be noticed by her peers. She learns and grows the hard way through rejection and trying to be a circle that doesn't quite fit ...

The Handmaid and the Carpenter: A Novel

Elizabeth Berg

Random House, 2006

Lovely story
Although this book is fiction, the story is real. It reminds us that Mary and Joseph were "human" and had the same feelings and frustrations as the rest of mankind. The book is not great literature, but it allows the reader(both adult and teen) some time for ...

Range of Motion: A Novel

Elizabeth Berg

Berkley Trade, 2000

Wonderful - again!
Once again Elizabeth Berg delivers a heartwarming tale of true friendship - I love her characters, the way they relate, the believable (and enviable) bond between her female friends. I have read several of Berg's books and have loved them all - this one made me both ...

Ordinary Life: Stories (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Elizabeth Berg

Ballantine Books, 2003

A must read for all fans of the author!
This multi-faceted collection showcases the elements that make Elizabeth Berg such a wonderful writer. In just a few pages, she exposes the rawest emotions from her characters and their relationship issues. One story was an epilogue of Pull of the Moon, and another ...

What We Keep

Elizabeth Berg

Ballantine Books, 2002

One of my favorites!
I'm not sure why I'm so drawn to this story, but this is one of my favorite books! Maybe it's because I'm an only child and envious of the sisterly relationship between Ginny and Sharla. I love how they're always trying to be the "cool" one and vying for the upper ...

True to Form : A Novel

Elizabeth Berg

Washington Square Press, 2003

Value Friends, Make New Friends, and Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Be sure to listen to the reading of this book by Arija Bareikis. She's terrific! Imagine that you are a thirteen year-old girl whose mother has died, and your authoritarian father (who is in the Army) gets you two jobs for the summer that you don't want. Obviously, ...