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de Elizabeth Berg (Author) "Outside the airplane window the clouds are thick and rippled, unbroken as acres of land ..." En savoir plus
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"I don't like my mother. She's not a good person." So declares Ginny Young on a trip to California to visit her mother, Marion, whom she hasn't seen in 35 years. Ginny is only making the trip as a favor to her sister, Sharla, who has called to say she's awaiting the results of a cancer test. In flashback, Berg (Talk Before Sleep) revisits the events of the girls' childhood and the moments when their mother's problems began to reveal themselves. One night, Ginny and Sharla overhear their mother screaming at their father about her unhappiness and telling him that she never wanted children. Then she walks out with no explanations, returning briefly a few months later to explain that she's not coming back. The following years bring occasional visits that are impossibly painful for all concerned and so full of buried anger that the girls decide to curtail them altogether. When Sharla meets Ginny (now a mother herself) at the airport, and the two see their mother again, there are surprises in store, but not especially shocking ones. The reader, in fact, may feel there is less here than meets the eye: Marion's flight is never made psychologically credible. Berg's customary skill in rendering domestic details is intact, but the story seems stitched together. Crucial scenes feel highlighted rather than fleshed out, and Ginny's bitterness disappears into thin air as she reaches a facile, sentimental conclusion about her mother's needs. BOMC selection; author tour.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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Berg (Joy School, LJ 12/96) excels at writing novels about the close personal relationships between women. As this new work opens, Ginny is flying to California to join her sister in a meeting with their mother, whom neither daughter has seen for 35 years. Ginny uses her travel time to reflect upon her memories of the summer when her mother withdrew from the family and became an outsider in her daughters' lives. Berg's precise, evocative descriptions create vivid images of Ginny's physical world, while Berg's understanding and perception are an eloquent testimony to Ginny's emotional turmoil. Berg cleverly examines the roles and relationships of mothers and daughters and reveals how truth, forgiveness, and understanding are possible in healing intergenerational rifts between women. Highly recommended and sure to be popular.
-?Caroline M. Hallsworth, Cambrian Coll., Ontario
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 This one is my favorite!, Juil 19 2004
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I've read nearly all of EB's books and i found this one to be my favorite so far. I felt like I was living in the house with Sharla and Ginny and could picture Marion and Georgia so clearly. The end of the book kind of left me hanging...but i truly enjoyed every page!
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4.0étoiles sur 5 What We Keep, Mai 12 2004
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Elizabeth Berg does an excellent job telling the story about young teenager, Ginny, in What We Keep. Ginny is like most teenagers in the 50s. She looks up to her sister Sharla who she thinks knows almost everything. Ginny and Sharla have fun, strange, and sad experiances threw out the novel. Ginny tries to understand her mother's new behavior, but just doesn't seem to get it. Then, she gets distracted with a new crazy neighbor, her son, and other characters that bring something new everyday. Ginny and Sharla are soon curious about what is happening under their own roof with their mother and father when her mom does something unexpected. Years later, Ginny looks back on her life changing events as she rides across the country to her mom, who she hadn't seen in 35 years. Together Ginny and Sharla see what her mother has become over the years that have passed since their adventurous life growing up.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A great, weekend read., Mai 5 2004
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This book moves quickly, lets you read a few pages at a time or the entire book in one or two sittings. I love Berg's masterful use of the English language, the depth of her characters, and also the tempo of how the story plays out. While the theme is similar to that of Secret Life of Bees, this novel is superior by far. A delightful book.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Mothers and Daughters..
are so special. This book has everything in it to satisfy the literary soul. Childhood romance, heartache, sisters relationships, fathers and daughters, friendships and more. Read more
Publié le Avril 2 2004 par Tonya Speelman

3.0étoiles sur 5 Not one of Berg's best
I've read many of Elizabeth Berg's books and have found that while some are wonderful, others are merely okay. WHAT WE KEEP unfortunately fell into the latter category. Read more
Publié le Mars 16 2004 par Beth Cholette

2.0étoiles sur 5 Not a keeper
Once again Ms. Berg is apparently saying that it is OK to abandon ones' responsibilities and family, as she does in "Pull of the Moon" (which I absolutely do not... Read more
Publié le Fév 10 2004

3.0étoiles sur 5 A Gentle Read
Let me preface this by saying I really like Berg's style. I had the opportunity to hear her reading in Ft. Read more
Publié le Déc 3 2003 par avid reader

4.0étoiles sur 5 Was thought-provoking and affective
Excellent story about what we can take... how much can we endure? At what point do we forgive? What is unforgiveable anyway? Read more
Publié le Nov. 17 2003 par Alicia Cathers

5.0étoiles sur 5 It Makes You Smile.
If you've ever experienced fond memories of your childhood and disturbing ones, as well, you will definitely appreciate this book. Read more
Publié le Nov. 7 2003 par Joy

5.0étoiles sur 5 If you're a mother or a daughter - this is a must!!
I read this in one Sunday, which I hated to do becuase then it was over! I took many breaks from about half way through to the end because I was so moved I was sobbing... Read more
Publié le Sep 16 2003 par Lynn

4.0étoiles sur 5 Berg is a Keeper!
Elizabeth Berg does it every single time...
Gives us charaters with imperfection and flaws. Characters who make bad choices, and we get it, understand it, even think, that is... Read more
Publié le Sep 15 2003 par Kim Robinson

5.0étoiles sur 5 Brave and Touching
Not an easy read: this one went very deep. Glad I read this.
Publié le Jui 26 2003 par Eggbert the Great

5.0étoiles sur 5 Touching, moving, surprising.....
I have read most of Berg's novels, and never sure why I hadn't picked up this one yet I snatched it up for a vacation read. Read more
Publié le Avril 6 2003 par Ramona Samuels

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