{"product_id":"ordinary-life","title":"Ordinary Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \"An extraordinary short story collection that deserves our closest attention.\"--\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48835883106509,"sku":"9780812968132","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_e9337742-ff61-48ae-a2e1-92edeea010b8.jpg?v=1790988629","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/ordinary-life","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}