{"product_id":"9780812968132","title":"Ordinary Life: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this superb collection of short stories, Elizabeth Berg takes us into remarkable 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, to take stock of her life, and to arrive, finally, at a surprising conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn “White Dwarf” and “Martin’s Letter to Nan,” the secrets of a marriage are revealed with the sensitivity and “brilliant insights about the human condition” (\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e) that have become a trademark of Berg’s writing. \u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e has said, “Berg captures the way women think as well as any writer.” Those qualities of wisdom and insight are everywhere present in \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021733183728,"sku":"9780812968132","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812968132_p0.jpg?v=1769910021","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812968132","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}