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I love Elizabeth Berg's novels. They take me to a place outside of my world, and don't we all need that sometimes? They're often humorous, easy to get into, and I learn about other people, families, love, disappointment, etc.
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A look at the lives of two young girls growing up in a family life they don't quite understand. The girls think they have the worst mom on earth after their childhood and the story is told through flashbacks to why they hate their mother.
Sometimes things are not what they seem and we hold on to baggage a lot longer than we should. One of the lines that I loved in this book was something along the lines of we only truly grow up when we forgive our parents. This book is that process for Ginny and ...more
Sometimes things are not what they seem and we hold on to baggage a lot longer than we should. One of the lines that I loved in this book was something along the lines of we only truly grow up when we forgive our parents. This book is that process for Ginny and ...more
I started it, and it was OK, but I just couldn't get into it.
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Nov 27, 2009
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Two girls, mom, dad.
Mom leaves.
Girls forgive.
Mom leaves.
Girls forgive.
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