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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100345491254

ISBN-139780345491251

eBay Product ID (ePID)57029065

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Book TitleTalk before Sleep : a Novel

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicContemporary Women, Family Life, General, Literary

Publication Year2006

GenreFiction

AuthorElizabeth Berg

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"You'll want to give a copy to every good woman friend you have." -- The Charlotte Observer "Entertaining, finely crafted Elizabeth Berg tackles serious issues with grace" -- San Francisco Chronicle "Tender and irreverant by turns, it offers mature intelligent and buoyant spirit, like a very good friend." -- Houston Post From the Paperback edition., "You'll want to give a copy to every good woman friend you have." -- "The Charlotte Observer" "Entertaining, finely crafted Elizabeth Berg tackles serious issues with grace" -- "San Francisco Chronicle" "Tender and irreverant by turns, it offers mature intelligent and buoyant spirit, like a very good friend." -- "Houston Post" "From the Paperback edition.", "You'll want to give a copy to every good woman friend you have." --The Charlotte Observer "Entertaining, finely crafted Elizabeth Berg tackles serious issues with grace" --San Francisco Chronicle "Tender and irreverant by turns, it offers mature intelligent and buoyant spirit, like a very good friend." --Houston Post From the Paperback edition., " You'll want to give a copy to every good woman friend you have." -- "The Charlotte Observer" " Entertaining, finely crafted Elizabeth Berg tackles serious issues with grace" -- "San Francisco Chronicle" " Tender and irreverant by turns, it offers mature intelligent and buoyant spirit, like a very good friend." -- "Houston Post" "From the Paperback edition.", "You'll want to give a copy to every good woman friend you have." -- The Charlotte Observer "Entertaining, finely crafted Elizabeth Berg tackles serious issues with grace" -- San Francisco Chronicle "Tender and irreverant by turns, it offers mature intelligent and buoyant spirit, like a very good friend." -- Houston Post From the Paperback edition.

Dewey Decimal813.5/4

SynopsisWhat do women talk about when they know they don't have forever? They talk about what they have always talked about, only they go deeper and are more honest; with outrageous humor they try to mitigate pain. Intimate and uncensored sharing, the kind of connection women prize, is at the heart of this deeply moving novel about the grit and power of female friends. Ann and Ruth have always talked as only great friends can - honestly, and about everything: husbands and marriages, sex lives and children, their work, their hopes, their disappointments, and their dreams. For Ann, cautious and conventional, her closeness to the outspoken and eccentric Ruth brings about discovery and liberation, a chance to say whatever she wants, and, most important, under the insistent tutelage of Ruth, to become herself. Over the years, the women have shared recipes, quilting patterns, child care, delicate and dangerous secrets. Each rests secure in the knowledge that they will be friends forever. Then Ruth is diagnosed with cancer, and everything changes; the women begin to share something more profound than either of them might have predicted. About Talk Before Sleep Joan Gould has said: "Brilliantly funny and brilliantly sad... Elizabeth Berg is one of those rare souls who can play with truths as if swinging across the void from one trapeze to another." Written with an unerring ear for how women talk, laugh, and cry together, and with a gift for capturing the magical uniqueness of personality, Talk Before Sleep is sure to find a place in readers' hearts. The talk is about what matters, and it tells the truth about what women know and can do., "Until that moment, I hadn't realized how much I'd been needing to meet someone I might be able to say everything to." They met at a party. It was hate at first sight. Ruth was far too beautiful, too flamboyant. Not at all Ann's kind of person. Until a chance encounter in the bathroom led to an alliance of souls. Soon they were sharing hankies during the late showing of "Sophie's Choice," 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. Only best friends understand devil's food cake for breakfast when nothing else will do. After years of shared secrets, guilty pleasures, family life and divorce, they face a crisis that redefines the meaning of friendship and unconditional love. From the Paperback edition., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Unforgettable . . . Truth rings forth clearly from every page. . . . One minute you're laughing, the next you're crying. . . . You'll want to give a copy to every good woman friend you have."-- The Charlotte Observer What do you say when you know you don't have forever? Ruth has been Ann's closest friend for years--her confidante, her solace, her comic relief, her tutor in life's mysterious ways. So when Ruth becomes ill, Ann is there for her without question. After all, it is Ruth who encouraged Ann to become who she is, Ruth whose rebellious, eccentric spirit provided the perfect counterpoint to Ann's conventional, safe outlook. And so the friends go on as they always have . . . gossiping, consoling, and sharing intimate secrets--but with the knowledge that each shared evening could be their last. Acclaimed author Elizabeth Berg has created a searing novel about the strength and salvation of women's friendships. Deeply moving and surprisingly funny, Talk Before Sleep is an intimate, uncensored portrait of love and loss, struggle and resilience. "Tender and irreverent by turns, [ Talk Before Sleep ] offers mature, intelligent and buoyant spirit, like a very good friend."-- Houston Post "Entertaining, finely crafted . . . Berg tackles serious issues with grace."-- San Francisco Chronicle, A moving and beautifully written "New York Times" bestseller, "Talk Before Sleep" explores life, death, and how the friendship of women impacts upon both. "As wickedly funny as it is sob-making sad".--"Minneapolis Star-Tribune"., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Unforgettable . . . Truth rings forth clearly from every page. . . . One minute you're laughing, the next you're crying. . . . You'll want to give a copy to every good woman friend you have."-- The Charlotte Observer What do you say when you know you don't have forever? Ruth has been Ann's closest friend for years--her confidante, her solace, her comic relief, her tutor in life's mysterious ways. So when Ruth becomes ill, Ann is there for her without question. After all, it is Ruth who encouraged Ann to become who she is, Ruth whose rebellious, eccentric spirit provided the perfect counterpoint to Ann's conventional, safe outlook. And so the friends go on as they always have . . . gossiping, consoling, and sharing intimate secrets--but with the knowledge that each shared evening could be their last. Acclaimed author Elizabeth Berg has created a searing novel about the strength and salvation of women's friendships. Deeply moving and surprisingly funny, Talk Before Sleep is an intimate, uncensored portrait of love and loss, struggle and resilience. "Tender and irreverent by turns, Talk Before Sleep ] offers mature, intelligent and buoyant spirit, like a very good friend."-- Houston Post "Entertaining, finely crafted . . . Berg tackles serious issues with grace."-- San Francisco Chronicle

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