In this warm and engaging novel, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg revisits the heroine she so lovingly brought to life in Joy School.

It is 1961, and thirteen-year-old Katie is facing a summer full of conflict. First, instead of letting her find her own work for the season[...]

As Jay lies in a coma, his young wife, Lainey, is the only one who believes he will ever recover. As she struggles to keep believing and to keep the family going, she goes deeper into herself, looking for solace, strength, and understanding.[...]

Unmarried at 51, Myra Lipinsky has endured the isolation of her middle life by immersing herself in her home nursing career. Now Chip Reardon is assigned to be her new patient. He is an old school friend who, with an incurable illness, has returned home to New England to spend his remaining days.[...]

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Now with an additional story
Every now and then, right in the middle of an ordinary day, a woman kicks up her heels and commits a small act of liberation. What would you do if you could shed the "shoulds" and do, say--and eat--whatever you really desired? Go AWOL from Wei[...]

"Sometimes life is so hard and then, bingo, it's like happiness is pushing at your back, waiting to come out of your front...."

On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting: waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her[...]

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In this superb new novel by the beloved author of "Open House, Home Safe, "and "The Last Time I Saw You, "four women venture into their pasts in order to shape their futures, fates, and fortunes.
Cecilia Ross is a motivational speaker who encourages others to cha[...]