{"title":"Elizabeth Berg","description":"Elizabeth Berg is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including The Story of Arthur Truluv, Open House, Talk Before Sleep, and The Year of Pleasures,  as well as the short story collection The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted. Durable Goods and Joy School were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year. She adapted The Pull of the Moon into a play that enjoyed sold-out performances in Chicago and Indianapolis, and three of her novels have been turned into TV movies. She is the founder of the reading series Writing Matters. She teaches writing workshops and speaks at venues around the country. She lives outside Chicago.","products":[{"product_id":"life-a-love-story-hardcover","title":"Life: A Love Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA warm, intimate novel that reminds us of the richness that can be found all throughout our lives--by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Arthur Truluv\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs ninety-two-year-old Florence \"Flo\" Greene nears the end of her life, she writes a letter to Ruthie, the woman who grew up next door to her, describing the items Flo is leaving Ruthie in her will. But as it goes on, telling surprising stories about those \"little\" things Flo will leave behind (What could possibly be the worth of a rubber band kept in a matchbox tied up in red ribbon?), an unforgettable portrait of the life she has lived emerges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe letter starts off as an autobiography in things\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ebut it turns out to do much more than that: ultimately, it will transform Flo and those around her. In the time she has left, Flo decides to take herself up on tiny dares. She encourages Ruthie to reconsider her impending divorce by sharing a startling, long-buried secret about her own perfect-seeming marriage. Flo has never had a pedicure before now, and as long as she's going to a beauty parlor, she arranges to have a blue streak put in her hair, too. 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The joy will inevitably follow.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101235122399,"sku":"9780593446829","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ICr0-Qx7Ft9780593446829.webp?v=1781068525"},{"product_id":"life-a-love-story-paperback","title":"Life: A Love Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA warm, intimate novel that reminds us of the richness that can be found all throughout our lives--by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Arthur Truluv\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs ninety-two-year-old Florence \"Flo\" Greene nears the end of her life, she writes a letter to Ruthie, the woman who grew up next door to her, describing the items Flo is leaving Ruthie in her will. 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