02448cam a2200373 i 4500 214757798 TxAuBib 20101214120000.0 010618s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780679437468 hardcover $22.95 0679437460 hardcover $22.95 TxAuBib rda Berg, Elizabeth. Ordinary life : stories / Elizabeth Berg. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2002. 192 p. ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Ordinary life, a love story -- Departure from normal -- Things we used to believe -- Caretaking -- Sweet refuge -- Take the quiz -- Martin's letter to Nan -- What stays -- White dwarf -- The matchmaker -- One time at Christmas, in my sister's bathroom -- Regrets only -- The thief -- Today's special. Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Review. In this collection of short stories, the bestselling author of Open House and Talk Before Sleep takes us into the times in women’s lives when memories and events cohere to create a sense of wholeness, understanding, and change. In Ordinary Life, Mavis McPherson locks herself in the bathroom for a week, and no, she isn’t contemplating getting a divorce—she just needs some time to think, to take stock of her life, and she comes to a surprising conclusion. In Today’s Special,a woman recognizes the solace she finds in the simple, timeless fare and atmosphere of the local diner and, ultimately, the harmony within her own spirit that familiar comforts can evoke. In White Dwarf, the secrets of a marriage are revealed as a couple passes the time with a seemingly insignificant word-association game. And in “Martin’s Letter to Nan,” the unforgettable husband and wife from Berg’s novel The Pull of the Moon engage in a new correspondence in which a different aspect of their marriage is revealed. Adult. 20040922. United States Congress House Social life and customs 20th century Fiction. United States Marine Corps Social life and customs Fiction. Women United States Fiction. Domestic fiction. Romance fiction. Short stories.