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The Art of Mending
The Art of Mending: A Novel | Elizabeth Berg
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Elizabeth Berg's Once Upon a Time, There Was You. It begins with the sudden revelation of astonishing secretssecrets that have shaped the personalities and fates of three siblings, and now threaten to tear them apart. In renowned author Elizabeth Bergs moving new novel, unearthed truths force one seemingly ordinary family to reexamine their disparate lives and to ask themselves: Is it too late to mend the hurts of the past? Laura Bartone anticipates her annual family reunion in Minnesota with a mixture of excitement and wariness. Yet this years gathering will prove to be much more trying than either she or her siblings imagined. As soon as she arrives, Laura realizes that something is not right with her sister. Forever wrapped up in events of long ago, Caroline is the familys restless black sheep. When Caroline confronts Laura and their brother, Steve, with devastating allegations about their mother, the three have a difficult time reconciling their varying experiences in the same house. But a sudden misfortune will lead them all to face the past, their own culpability, and their common need for love and forgiveness. Readers have come to love Elizabeth Berg for the lucent beauty of [her] prose, the verity of her insights, and the tenderness of her regard for her fellow human (Booklist). In The Art of Mending, her most profound and emotionally satisfying novel to date, she confronts some of the deepest mysteries of life, as she explores how even the largest sins can be forgiven by the smallest gestures, and how grace can come to many through the trials of one.
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#LilithJuly

(Day 6 - #NotReadyToMakeNice)

*This was a quite difficult prompt for me...not sure why. Anyway, I finally settled on the tagged book, with its sibling rivalries, mother issues and family secrets. A family reunion becomes a catalyst for the siblings to first confront, then recognize, and finally forgive some historical misdeeds directed at one of their own.

KarenUK This sounds great.... and I love that cover 💕 5y
gradcat @KarenUK Thank you very much! ♥️ 5y
Cinfhen I love how thoughtful your posts are ♥️ 5y
gradcat @Cinfhen Thank you! You‘re the best!! ♥️ 5y
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SolitaryBookLover
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I feel as though Elizabeth Berg has seen into my heart

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SolitaryBookLover
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Such beauty

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SolitaryBookLover
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Read this book many years ago and it definitely touched a nerve. Found this copy at a second book same, love the cover. Resonated so much with me. Hope this time round isn‘t a let down.