false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255658225m/4815584.jpg 4815584 7 <b>The bestselling author of <i>The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted</i> and <i>The Year of Pleasures</i> returns with a wonderful novel about a woman, a daughter, and a surprising change in life</b><br><br>Beloved author Elizabeth Berg tells the story of the recently widowed Helen Ames and of her twenty-seven-year-old daughter Tessa. Helen is shocked to discover that her mild-mannered and loyal husband had been leading a double life. The Ames’s had saved money for a happy retirement, planned in minute detail, but that money has disappeared in several big withdrawals—spent by Helen’s husband before he died. What could he possibly have been doing? And what is Helen to do now? Why does Helen’s daughter object to her mother’s applying for a job—and why doesn’t Tessa meet a nice man and get married?<br><br>What Helen’s husband did with all their money turns out to be provocative, revelatory—and leads Helen and her daughter to embark on new adventures, and change. 4880711 28 4 2009 Home Safe: A Novel total:1094|5:130|4:406|3:397|2:130|1:31| 1094 3756 1861 382 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 18:19:59 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 18:52:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 15:10:29 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 15:23:25 -0700 2009 once
Helen is an author who has written since childhood. It was a natural ability that allowed her to express herself effortlessly and obviously well since she became a top selling author.

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First off, I must admit that I'm a huge fan of Elizabeth Berg's writing. I have read most of Ms. Berg's books except a few of her earlier works. I find that Ms. Berg connects to the heart of a reader by touching on topics that we can rel...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4815584