THE PULL OF THE MOON
In the middle of her life, Nan decides to leave her husband at home and
begin an impromptu trek across the country, carrying with her a
turquoise leather journal she intends to fill. The Pull of the Moon is a
novel about a woman coming to terms with issues of importance to all
women. In her journal, Nan addresses the thorniness--and the allure--of
marriage, the sweet ties to children, and the gifts and lessons that
come from random encounters with strangers, including a handsome man
appearing out of the woods and a lonely housewife sitting on her front
porch steps. Most of all, Nan writes about the need for the self to stay
alive. In this luminous and exquisitely written novel, Elizabeth Berg
shows how sometimes you have to leave your life behind in order to find
it.
RANGE OF MOTION
A young man named Jay lies in a coma after suffering a freak accident,
and his wife, Lainey, is the only one who believes he will recover. She
sits at his bedside, bringing him reminders of the ordinary life they
shared: fragrant flowers, his children's drawings, his own softly
textured shirt. When Lainey's faith in his recovery falters, she is
sustained by two women, Alice and Evie, who teach her about the
endurance of friendship--and the genuine power of hope. Filled with
beautiful writing and truths about life, Range of Motion is hard to put
down and impossible to forget.
