Ordinary Life (24 page)

E
LIZABETH
B
ERG
is the author of many novels, including
The Art of Mending, the New York Times bestsellers Say When, True to Form, Never Change, and Open House
which was an Oprah’s Book Club Selection in 2000.
Durable Goods
and
Joy School
were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, and
Talk Before Sleep
was short-listed for the ABBY award in 1996. The winner of the 1997 New England Booksellers Award for her body of work, she is also the author of a nonfiction work,
Escaping into the Open The Art of Writing True
. She lives in Chicago. Visit her website at
www.elizabeth-berg.net
.