{"product_id":"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\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","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150685732925,"sku":"9780812968132","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780812968132_p0.jpg?v=1778043979","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780812968132","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}