The Last Time I Saw You A Novel (Paperback)
| Author: Elizabeth Berg |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
ISBN-10: 0345517318
ISBN-13: 9780345517319
Sku: 216794722
Publish Date: 11/23/2010
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(in Inches) 8H x 5.25L x 0.75T
Pages:
268
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| From the beloved bestselling author of "The Year of Pleasures" comes a novel about women and men reconnecting with one another--and themselves--at their 40th class reunion. |
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Elizabeth Berg's entry into the burgeoning subgenre of high school reunion novels shows that most people never outgrow the insecurities and anxieties of their adolescence--they just get better at disguising them. Berg introduces a typical cast of characters--the jock, the nerd, the beauty queen, the wallflower--but then thwarts our expectations by having them interact in delightfully creative ways at their 40th reunion. Amidst all the flirting, preening, and pratfalls, Berg consistently elicits laughter with bits involving a nonagenarian chaperone and an ailing bulldog, as she builds towards a momentous climax wherein 40 years of bottled frustrations may burst with disastrous results.
Elizabeth Berg's entry into the burgeoning subgenre of high school reunion novels shows that most people never outgrow the insecurities and anxieties of their adolescence--they just get better at disguising them. Berg introduces a typical cast of characters--the jock, the nerd, the beauty queen, the wallflower--but then thwarts our expectations by having them interact in delightfully creative ways at their 40th reunion. Amidst all the flirting, preening, and pratfalls, Berg consistently elicits laughter with bits involving a nonagenarian chaperone and an ailing bulldog, as she builds towards a momentous climax wherein 40 years of bottled frustrations may burst with disastrous results.
Author Bio
Elizabeth Berg
Berg, a former critical-care nurse, has published fiction in such publications as "Ladies' Home Journal", "Redbook", "The New York Times Magazine", and "New Woman", and she has been nominated for a National Magazine Award.
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"[T]he zestfully wise Berg is the perfect teacher for...tender lessons of the heart, and her sublimely authentic and winsome characters are apt students. Book groups are clamoring for upbeat yet significant works that are entertaining as well as enlightening; Berg's...novel satisfies and succeeds on both counts."
- Carol Haggas
03/01/2010
"Trite but true, this novel is hard to resist."
- Barbara Fisher
05/09/2010
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