"The things that brought me the most comfort now were too small to list. Raspberries in cream. Sparrows with cocked heads. Shadows of bare limbs making for sidewalk filigrees. Roses past their prime with their petals loose about them. The shouts of children at play in the neighborhood, Ginger Rogers on the black-and-white screen."

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About Elizabeth Berg

Elizabeth Berg is an American novelist and short-story writer known for character-driven fiction such as Open House and Talk Before Sleep. Her books have appeared on major U.S. bestseller lists.

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