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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Publication date
April 9, 2013
Pages
279
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780804121002
ISBN-10
0804121001
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Original list price
$26.00
Other format details
large print
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Talk Before Sleep | The Year of Pleasures | The Pull of the Moon | Range of Motion | The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted
Talk Before Sleep | The Year of Pleasures | The Pull of the Moon | Range of Motion | The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In this superb new novel by the beloved author of Open House, Home Safe, and The Last Time I Saw You, four women venture into their pasts in order to shape their futures, fates, and fortunes.
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Cecilia Ross is a motivational speaker who encourages others to change their lives for the better. Why canât she take her own advice? Still reeling from the death of her best friend, and freshly aware of the need to live more fully now, Cece realizes that she has to make a moveâall the portentous signs seem to point in that direction.
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She downsizes her life, sells her suburban Minnesota home and lets go of many of her possessions. She moves into a beautiful old house in Saint Paul, complete with a garden, chefâs kitchen, and three housemates: Lise, the homeâs owner and a divorced mother at odds with her twenty-year-old daughter; Joni, a top-notch sous chef at a first-rate restaurant with a grade A jerk of a boss; and Renie, the youngest and most mercurial of the group, who is trying to rectify a teenage mistake. These women embark on a journey together in an attempt to connect with parts of themselves long denied. For Cece, that means finding Dennis Halsinger. Despite being âthe one who got away,â Dennis has never been far from Ceceâs thoughts.
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In this beautifully written novel, leaving home brings revelations, reunions, and unexpected turns that affirm the inner truths of womenâs lives. âMaybe Freud didnât know the answer to what women want, but Elizabeth Berg certainly does,â said USA Today. Elizabeth Berg has crafted a novel rich in understanding of womenâs longings, loves, and abiding friendships, which weave together into a tapestry of fortunes that connects us all.
Praise for Tapestry of Fortunes
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âA testament to the power of female friendships . . . Berg strips her writing down to what is essential and takes an unflinching look at lifelong regrets. The characters . . . will settle in your heart.ââBooklist (starred review)
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âElizabeth Berg has carved out a place as one of Americaâs most beloved chroniclers of female friendship.ââChicago Tribune
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âLuminous . . . As always, her writing is spare and lyrical, filled with . . . elegant description and profound insight.ââLibrary Journal
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âAn incredibly uplifting and life-affirming story . . . Berg explores the themes of change and personal reinvention with exquisite phrasing, sharply-focused attention to detail, and boundless joy and heart.ââBookreporter
Praise for Elizabeth Berg
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âTruth rings forth clearly from every page. [Elizabeth] Berg captures the way women thinkâand especially the way they talk to other womenâas well as any writer I can think of.ââThe Charlotte Observer, about Talk Before Sleep
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âElizabeth Bergâs gift as a storyteller lies most powerfully in her ability to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the remarkable in the everyday.ââThe Boston Globe
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âBergâs writing is to literature what Chopinâs études are to musicâmeasured, delicate, and impossible to walk away from until their completion. [Grade:] A+.ââEntertainment Weekly
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âBerg could be creating a new genre. . . . [She] is especially wonderful at depicting the small revealing moments of womenâs friendships, the offhand sharing of secrets in the grocery store.ââKirkus Reviews
From the Hardcover edition.
In this superb new novel by the beloved author of Open House, Home Safe, and The Last Time I Saw You, four women venture into their pasts in order to shape their futures, fates, and fortunes.
Â
Cecilia Ross is a motivational speaker who encourages others to change their lives for the better. Why canât she take her own advice? Still reeling from the death of her best friend, and freshly aware of the need to live more fully now, Cece realizes that she has to make a moveâall the portentous signs seem to point in that direction.
Â
She downsizes her life, sells her suburban Minnesota home and lets go of many of her possessions. She moves into a beautiful old house in Saint Paul, complete with a garden, chefâs kitchen, and three housemates: Lise, the homeâs owner and a divorced mother at odds with her twenty-year-old daughter; Joni, a top-notch sous chef at a first-rate restaurant with a grade A jerk of a boss; and Renie, the youngest and most mercurial of the group, who is trying to rectify a teenage mistake. These women embark on a journey together in an attempt to connect with parts of themselves long denied. For Cece, that means finding Dennis Halsinger. Despite being âthe one who got away,â Dennis has never been far from Ceceâs thoughts.
Â
In this beautifully written novel, leaving home brings revelations, reunions, and unexpected turns that affirm the inner truths of womenâs lives. âMaybe Freud didnât know the answer to what women want, but Elizabeth Berg certainly does,â said USA Today. Elizabeth Berg has crafted a novel rich in understanding of womenâs longings, loves, and abiding friendships, which weave together into a tapestry of fortunes that connects us all.
Praise for Tapestry of Fortunes
Â
âA testament to the power of female friendships . . . Berg strips her writing down to what is essential and takes an unflinching look at lifelong regrets. The characters . . . will settle in your heart.ââBooklist (starred review)
Â
âElizabeth Berg has carved out a place as one of Americaâs most beloved chroniclers of female friendship.ââChicago Tribune
Â
âLuminous . . . As always, her writing is spare and lyrical, filled with . . . elegant description and profound insight.ââLibrary Journal
Â
âAn incredibly uplifting and life-affirming story . . . Berg explores the themes of change and personal reinvention with exquisite phrasing, sharply-focused attention to detail, and boundless joy and heart.ââBookreporter
Praise for Elizabeth Berg
Â
âTruth rings forth clearly from every page. [Elizabeth] Berg captures the way women thinkâand especially the way they talk to other womenâas well as any writer I can think of.ââThe Charlotte Observer, about Talk Before Sleep
Â
âElizabeth Bergâs gift as a storyteller lies most powerfully in her ability to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the remarkable in the everyday.ââThe Boston Globe
Â
âBergâs writing is to literature what Chopinâs études are to musicâmeasured, delicate, and impossible to walk away from until their completion. [Grade:] A+.ââEntertainment Weekly
Â
âBerg could be creating a new genre. . . . [She] is especially wonderful at depicting the small revealing moments of womenâs friendships, the offhand sharing of secrets in the grocery store.ââKirkus Reviews
From the Hardcover edition.
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Large print edition from Random House Large Print (April 9, 2013)
9780804121002 | details & prices | 279 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $26.00
About: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this superb new novel by the beloved author of Open House, Home Safe, and The Last Time I Saw You, four women venture into their pasts in order to shape their futures, fates, and fortunes.
About: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this superb new novel by the beloved author of Open House, Home Safe, and The Last Time I Saw You, four women venture into their pasts in order to shape their futures, fates, and fortunes.
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