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  <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Berg]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;Elizabeth Berg&lt;/i&gt; is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including &lt;i&gt;We Are All Welcome Here&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;The Year of Pleasures&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;The Art of Mending&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Say When&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;True to Form&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Never Change&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Open House&lt;/i&gt;, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection in 2000. &lt;i&gt;Durable Goods&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Joy School&lt;/i&gt; were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, and &lt;i&gt;Talk Before Sleep&lt;/i&gt; was short-listed for the ABBY Award in 1996. The winner of the 1997 New England Booksellers Award for her body of work, &lt;i&gt;Elizabeth Berg&lt;/i&gt; is also the author of a nonfiction work, &lt;i&gt;Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True&lt;/i&gt;. She lives in Chicago.
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  <title><![CDATA[The Year of Pleasures: A Novel]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Talk Before Sleep: A Novel]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Art of Mending]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[What We Keep]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dream When You're Feeling Blue: A Novel]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[We Are All Welcome Here]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Durable Goods]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Joy School]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Pull of the Moon]]></title>
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  <published>1996</published>  
  
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