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Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Unabridged), Hardcover
Book Description:
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).
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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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
In What we keep I found the context both unsettling and sad. This book is different then a mushy romance or a great mystery. This has happened in someones life somewhere.
That shame and pride would and could do this to a family is reality based. I would say that this book is well worth the time and effort it took to read it. I enjoyed it a lot.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
How does she do it? She can get inside people's heads with such accuracy. This story rings true from page one to the end, and it is the kind of read you just can't put down. Forget sleep - read What We Keep!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I read about 6 chapters and couldn't get involved in it.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Once again, Berg keeps it simple yet profound. She is such a great writer. I loved the relationship of Ginny and Sharla; I actually respected their mom for doing what she did. My only complaint about the story was that it wasn't long enough. The end part went way to fast...I wanted to know more!!! Great Read!!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A story about two sisters growing up in the 1950s in America. Their mother leaves after meeting a new friend, leaving the girls with heartache and unanswered questions. The bulk of the book is flashbacks interspersed with the thoughts of the younger daughter, now grown, as she goes to visit her mother for the first time in many decades.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was the first book I've read by Elizabeth Berg, but it wont be my last. Excellent read, I read it in one day!
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Good story. Interesting bond and the understanding of a relationship between a daughter and her mother.
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This is a wonderful story.
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What We Keep is about ties that are buried but not broken, wounds that are dressed but never heal, and love that changes form but somehow survives...Ginny Young crosses the country for a reluctant reunion with the mother she has not seen in 35 years. During the long hours of her flight, she returns in memory to the summer when she turned 12 and her family turned inside out...Berg's tender depiction of a young girl's view of the world is uncanny and gives this story its heart. She captures perfectly what it was like to grow up in the 50s, presenting it like a long-forgotten, but still sharp photograph....What We Keep will touch you. It will allow you, for a few hours, to see the world through the eyes of a 12-year-old and feel in your adult heart the stubborn endurance of love.
Great characters and beautifully written.
Everything she writes is worth reading.
Also wrote "Joy School". "What We Keep" is about sisters and mothers -- the past and present.
Classic Elizabeth Berg-- very relational, emotional, captivating. I adored this novel, which felt more like a movie than a book, as the characters and story come alive in the way that very few talented novelists can pull off. Excellent "chick lit", although I think everyone would enjoy this novel.
This is about family ties that may be buried but not broken, wounds that are dressed but not healed and love that changes but somehow survives, seen through the eyes of a 12 year-old girl and herself, later, as an adult.
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