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Elizabeth Berg
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In 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, to take stock of her life, and to arrive, finally, at a surprising conclusion.
In “White Dwarf” and “Martin’s Letter to Nan,” the secrets of a marriage are revealed with sensitivity and “brilliant insights about the human condition” (Detroit Free Press) that have become a trademark of Berg’s writing. The Charlotte Observer has said, “Berg captures the way women think as well as any writer.” Those qualities of wisdom and perception are everywhere present in Ordinary Life.
©2002 Elizabeth Berg (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,223
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,223
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5 out of 5 stars
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,526
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5 out of 5 stars
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Necessary Lies
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,085
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sometimes the truth is hard to hear. Listen anyway
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,772
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2 out of 5 stars
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,889
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4 out of 5 stars
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Heft
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4,539
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing--Captivating--Altering
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She always comes through
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lovely life stories
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Heartwarming, funny, and charming
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Depressing
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