Books by Elizabeth Berg

Both autobiography and primer, Escaping into the Open is an inspiring, practical handbook on the joys and challenges of the writing life. Renowned author and writing instructor Elizabeth Berg interweaves the story of her own journey from working mother to bestselling novelist with encouraging advice on how to create stories that spring from the heart. Continually in print since its original 1999 publication, this invaluable resource is a true and constant friend to all writers, no matter their stage of development. With wit and honesty, Berg provides numerous exercises that will unleash individual creativity and utilize all five senses. Most important, she tells how to fire passionemotioninto writing itself; to break through personal barriers and reach one's own outer limits and beyond.

Miraklet i Mason er en rørende og varm fortælling om overraskende venskaber, fællesskabets kraft, og hvordan selv små gode gerninger kan gøre en enorm forskel. Der er gået seks år, siden Lucille Howard mistede sin gode ven Arthur Truluv, men selvom hun er oppe i årene, holder hun sig travlt beskæftiget. Hun har gjort sin drøm til virkelighed og er begyndt at afholde bagekurser i den lille by Mason – og det går godt. Men da en ny familie flytter ind i nabohuset, trues idyllen. En uventet tragedie rammer, og Lucille må træde til. Det bliver starten på uventede venskaber, livsbekræftende håb og stærkt sammenhold. 

Historien om Arthur Truluv er en livsbekræftende og varm fortælling om tre mennesker, som hver mister den, de elsker allerhøjest, men som sammen får muligheden for at finde lykken på ny.Det seneste halve år har den 85-årige Arthur Moses haft fuldstændig samme rutine hver dag: Han passer sin have, sørger for sin kat, Gordon, og tager bussen til kirkegården for at spise sin medbragte frokost ved sin afdøde hustrus gravsted.17-årige Maddy Harris tilbringer frikvarterne på kirkegården for at undgå de andre teenagere på skolen. En eftermiddag beslutter Maddy sig for at gå hen til Arthur, som hun har holdt øje med på afstand, og det bliver starten på et uventet venskab mellem to ensomme mennesker.Og så er der Arthurs nabo Lucille, der er både er utrolig nysgerrig og fantastisk til at bage.På trods af hjertesorger og trængsler hos dem hver især hjælper de tre venner hinanden med at se andre muligheder i livet, og rørt over Arthurs venlighed og trofasthed giver Maddy sin nye ven efternavnet Truluv – ægte kærlighed.

Have you ever considered the wondrous wishes of a wizard, or the delightful dreams of a unicorn? Maybe you know what the moon dreams about, or maybe you would like to share your own dreams... If so, here is an opportunity to express your thoughts and imagination. You may choose to write your dreams or draw them What ever you choose, don't forget to dream!

Helen Ames is drowning. Recently widowed and coping with loss and grief, her problems are compounded by a shocking discovery that her mild-mannered husband was apparently leading a double life. But at least he's left her financially secure...Or has he? Coming to terms with the fact that her retirement fund has been withdrawn without her knowing, Helen finds herself sinking even deeper. But with the help of Tessa - her beautiful, patient, twenty-seven-year-old daughter - and her host of straight-talking friends, she is forced to reassess what she knew about herself, being a mother, and what it really takes to make a home and a family.

The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Open House and Never Change. Three women demonstrate the power of love and the importance of freedom in this unique new novel by the author of The Art of Mending, Open House, and The Year of Pleasures.

A woman rediscovers meaning in life - a rich and deeply satisfying novel by the bestselling author of The Art of Mending and Open House. The Year of Pleasures is about deliberately acknowledging the solace found in ordinary things: a warm bath, good food, the beauty of nature, music, art found in museums and in gardens.

Every year, she and her siblings return to their parents' home outside Minneapolis to attend the state fair. As soon as she arrives, Laura realizes that something is not right with her sister Caroline. On their first evening together, Caroline confronts Laura and their brother Steve with devastating allegations about their mother.

When is a marriage worth saving, and when is it worth letting go?'He felt his stomach tighten, his heart begin to race. Praise for Elizabeth Berg'Heartwrenching-Hilarious-Berg sits somewhere between Anne Tyler and Alice Hoffman.' Chicago Sun-Times 'Maybe Freud didn't know the answer to what women want, but Elizabeth Berg certainly does.' USA Today

I'm the one who sat in the hall selling tickets to the prom but never going, the one everybody liked but no one wanted to be with.'A self-anointed spinster at fifty-one, Myra Lipinsky has endured the isolation of her middle life by immersing herself in her career as a visiting nurse and by doting on her dog, Frank.

"Dear Martin, I'm sorry the note I left you was so abrupt. I just wanted you to know I was safe- I won't be back for a while. Sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking, always honest, The Pull of the Moon is a novel about the journey of one woman - and about the issues of the heart that transforms the lives of all women.

While he lies motionless, she hopes to reach him by offering reminders of the ordinary life they shared - sweet-smelling flowers, his softly textured shirt, spices from their kitchen.

Soon they were sharing hankies during the late showing of Sophie's World, wolfing down sundaes sodden with whipped cream, telling truths of marriage, mortality and love, secure in a kind of intimacy no man could ever know.

In this warm and engaging novel, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg revisits the heroine she so lovingly brought to life in Durable Goods and Joy School. Worse, Katie has been forcibly inducted into the 'loser' Girl Scout troop organized by her only friend Cynthia's controlling and clueless mother.