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Home Safe: A Novel - hardcover, 9781400065110, Elizabeth Berg

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ISBN
1400065119
Book Title
Home Safe
Item Length
9.6in
Publisher
Random House of Canada
Publication Year
2009
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
Elizabeth Berg
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Psychological, Family Life, General
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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The bestselling author ofThe Day I Ate Whatever I WantedandThe Year of Pleasuresreturns with a wonderful novel about a woman, a daughter, and a surprising change in life Beloved author Elizabeth Berg tells the story of the recently widowed Helen Ames and of her twenty-seven-year-old daughter Tessa. Helen is shocked to discover that her mild-mannered and loyal husband had been leading a double life. The Ames's had saved money for a happy retirement, planned in minute detail, but that money has disappeared in several big withdrawals-spent by Helen's husband before he died. What could he possibly have been doing? And what is Helen to do now? Why does Helen's daughter object to her mother's applying for a job-and why doesn't Tessa meet a nice man and get married? What Helen's husband did with all their money turns out to be provocative, revelatory-and leads Helen and her daughter to embark on new adventures, and change. From the Hardcover edition.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House of Canada
ISBN-10
1400065119
ISBN-13
9781400065110
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70893392

Product Key Features

Book Title
Home Safe
Author
Elizabeth Berg
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Family Life, General
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3552.E6996h66 2009
Reviews
"Berg is a tender and enchanting storyteller who wisely celebrates the simple, sustaining elements of life… A keen and funny observer, she is the poet of kindness…This [is] an insightful, graceful, and romantic novel."-Booklist "Berg gracefully renders, in tragic and comic detail, the notions that every lifehowever blessedhas its share of awful loss, and that even crushed, defeated hearts can be revived."-Publishers Weekly "[Berg's] warmth, humor, and forgiving eye for human nature, mixing wry observation with heartwarming moments, make this a pleasant read."-Library Journal "A charming read."-People "Some of the best fiction plants us in someone else's life and forces us to keep turning the pages no matter how minute the details. Elizabeth Berg, who is expert at that technique, has produced one of her most honest and intimate novels withHome Safe.''-Boston Globe From the Hardcover edition., "Berg is a tender and enchanting storyteller who wisely celebrates the simple, sustaining elements of life… A keen and funny observer, she is the poet of kindness…This [is] an insightful, graceful, and romantic novel."- Booklist "Berg gracefully renders, in tragic and comic detail, the notions that every lifehowever blessedhas its share of awful loss, and that even crushed, defeated hearts can be revived."- Publishers Weekly "[Berg's] warmth, humor, and forgiving eye for human nature, mixing wry observation with heartwarming moments, make this a pleasant read."- Library Journal "A charming read."- People "Some of the best fiction plants us in someone else's life and forces us to keep turning the pages no matter how minute the details. Elizabeth Berg, who is expert at that technique, has produced one of her most honest and intimate novels with Home Safe .''- Boston Globe From the Hardcover edition., "Berg gracefully renders, in tragic and comic detail, the notions that every life, however blessed, has its share of awful loss, and that even crushed, defeated hearts can be revived." Publishers Weekly "Berg is a tender and enchanting storyteller who wisely celebrates the simple, sustaining elements of life, from comfort food to birdsong to a good laugh. A keen and funny observer, she is the poet of kindness. And not only is this an insightful, graceful, and romantic novel of one charmingly contradictory woman's path through grief, it is also a paean to the profound pleasures and revelations of reading and the adventure and catharsis of writing. Books, Berg affirms in her magical way, are a unifying force for good in the cosmos." Booklist From the Hardcover edition., "Berg is a tender and enchanting storyteller who wisely celebrates the simple, sustaining elements of life… A keen and funny observer, she is the poet of kindness…This [is] an insightful, graceful, and romantic novel."-Booklist "Berg gracefully renders, in tragic and comic detail, the notions that every lifehowever blessedhas its share of awful loss, and that even crushed, defeated hearts can be revived."-Publishers Weekly "[Berg's] warmth, humor, and forgiving eye for human nature, mixing wry observation with heartwarming moments, make this a pleasant read."-Library Journal
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2008-049247
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
22

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  • Baffled by Main Character's Choices

    Elizabeth Berg is an excellent writer and I have read all of her books. This one was not as good as her usual standard. (Although even an average book by Elizabeth Berg is worth reading.) The plot of the story revolves around a woman who has recently lost her beloved husband. As she moves through her grief, she is offered an unexpected gift left as a surprise from her husband. And she also meets a practically perfect man who wants to be with her. Her decisions about these two wonderful opportunities is not what you'd expect. And despite giving a lot of reasons why, her choices didn't seem justified. So I was disappointed with the ending. Still, it's a pleasant read with wonderful descriptions and well-developed (if baffling) characters.

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    I bought the books because I love the author and I'm looking forward to reading them. My boyfriend's mom recommended them to me and I was lucky to find a bundle of them for such an amazing price. This is why I love e-bay!

  • Home Safe

    As with all Elizabeth Berg stories, this one is a book of comfort. Although it has a typical story line of love, loss, love again, it's written in the way that only Elizabeth Berg writes, simple yet elegant, meaningful prose.

  • Thoughtfulness between a husband and wife

    I loved the intiment thoughts between this couple in that they learned to give and take in their relationship. I believe you can find yourself at peace within reading this book. All the thoughts we hold in are revealed to the reader of this book.