“She sits down and puts her hand to her chest and rocks. Thinks of all she has lost and will lose. All she has had and will have. It seems to her that life is like gathering berries into an apron with a hole. Why do we keep on? Because the berries are beautiful, and we must eat to survive. We catch what we can. We walk past what we lose for the promise of more, just ahead.”
This novel explores the complex journey of a protagonist returning to their hometown, navigating the challenges of the past and the uncertainties of the future, while confronting the profound changes that have occurred in their life and community. more
Elizabeth Berg is a renowned American contemporary writer, born on December 2, 1948. Her works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound character portrayals, which have won her a wide readership. more
“If he turned his back on humanity now, it would be forever.”
“So if you are the big tree, we are the small axe. Ready to cut you down, to cut you down.”