{"product_id":"ordinary-life-paperback-by-elizabeth-berg","title":"Ordinary Life Paperback by Elizabeth Berg","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eBallantine Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2003-05-13)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780812968132\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e196.47\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.83 x 13.21 x 1.24\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “An extraordinary short story collection that deserves our closest attention.”—\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555130953889,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780812968132","price":26.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780812968132.jpg?v=1781780141","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/ordinary-life-paperback-by-elizabeth-berg","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}