From the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Trulov and Night of Miracles comes "the love story of the year"*--an inspiring story of a woman at the limits of her faith and hope. When a freak accident leaves her husband comatose, Lainey Bergman dutifully waits for him to awake, desperate not to lose hope. Through the invisible wall that separates them, she seeks to connect with him through kind whispers, messages of love, and reminders of their beautiful life together: their lovely children; the smell of home cooking; the feeling of his clothes.
But as she remains by his side, two incredible women remain by hers, sustaining her and giving her the courage and strength to carry on. From uncertainty to despair, Lainey and her friends navigate the most turbulent waters, affirming the unbreakable and essential nature of friendship, even in the face of some of life's hardest moments.
*Detroit Free Press
About the Author :
Elizabeth Berg first attempted to be published at age nine, when she submitted a poem called ''Dawn'' to American Girl magazine. As she was rejected, she got into a snit and abandoned submitting (though not writing) for 25 years. She was a registered nurse, a lead singer in a rock band, a waitress, an information clerk at a hotel, an actress in an improvisational theater group, and a secretary. Not all at once, of course. In 1985, she entered an essay contest at Parents Magazine and won. For seven years thereafter, she wrote personal essays and short stories for many magazines, including Redbook, The New York Times Magazine and New Woman. During that time, she was nominated for a National Magazine Award. She also wrote and delivered essays on Special Reports Television, and on ''Chronicle'', a television news magazine in Boston.
In 1992, she published her first book, Family Traditions. Since then, she has written five novels: Durable Goods, Talk Before Sleep, (a finalist for the 1996 ABBY Award), Range of Motion, The Pull of the Moon (to be published in paperback next fall by Jove), and Joy School. She is at work on another novel, still writes an occasional essay, and still thinks fondly of all the jobs she had except for the time she had to wash chickens in a hospital cafeteria. She has two daughters who write at least as well as she does. Berg lives in Massachusetts, and would never want to live anywhere else, not even in California.
Review :
Praise for Range of Motion "The day you open this book you will miss all your appointments because...you will read it straight through."--Entertainment Weekly
"A simple but intensely moving story about the redemptive power of love...[Elizabeth Berg is] a writer whose luminous prose is likely to stay with you a long, long time."--Chicago Tribune
"A stunning, believable, funny novel that celebrates the unassuming invincibility of the human spirit."--Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A luminous, bittersweet, almost mystical meditation on the unexpected, often hidden, joys found in the least likely of places."--San Francisco Chronicle
"The terrifically talented Berg at her best."--People
