{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812968132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 4.95w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2003 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Berg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637539172533,"sku":"9780812968132","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3d688e24-a606-46ff-b46e-071665313f8d.jpg?v=1726582123","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ordinary-life-stories-9780812968132","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}