What We Keep A Novel
What We Keep A Novel by Elizabeth Berg is a reprint edition published by Random House Publishing Group on May 25, 1999. This 304-page novel explores the intricate dynamics of family relationships, focusing on a reunion between two sisters and their mother after a long separation of thirty-five years. The narrative delves into the complexities of their past, revealing how secrets and events have shaped their lives and perceptions of one another.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of emotional honesty as Ginny Young reflects on her childhood and the pivotal summer of 1958, marked by the arrival of a mysterious neighbor that altered the family’s course. The story shifts between Ginny’s past and present, allowing her to confront the choices that define her life and uncover surprising truths about her family. This novel touches on themes of psychological depth and familial sagas, offering insights into the nature of love and resilience.
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Do you ever really know your mother, your daughter, the people in your family? In this rich and rewarding new novel by the beloved bestselling author of
Talk Before Sleep and The Pull of the Moon, a reunion between two sisters and their mother reveals how the secrets and complexities of the past have shaped the lives of the women in a family.
Ginny Young is on a plane, en route to see her mother, whom she hasn’t seen or spoken to for thirty-five years. She thinks back to the summer of 1958, when she and her sister, Sharla, were young girls. At that time,a series of dramatic events–beginning with the arrival of a mysterious and sensual next-door neighbor–divided the family, separating the sisters from their mother. Moving back and forth in time between the girl she once was and the woman she’s become, Ginny at last confronts painful choices that occur in almost any woman’s life, and learns surprising truths about the people she thought she knew best.
Emotional honesty and a true understanding of people and relationships are combined in this moving and deeply satisfying new book by the novelist who
“writes with humor and a big heart about resilience, love and hope. And the transcendence that redeems” (Andre Dubus).
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