The art of mending
Subtitle: a novel
By: Elizabeth Berg.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House; Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.; Repression (Psychology) -- Fiction.; Mother and child -- Fiction.; Family reunions -- Fiction.; Forgiveness -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "It begins with the sudden revelation of astonishing secrets - secrets that have shaped the personalities and fates of three siblings, and now threaten to tear them apart. In author Elizabeth Berg's new novel, unearthed truths force one seemingly ordinary family to reexamine their disparate lives and to ask themselves: Is it too late to mend the hurts of the past?" "Laura Bartone anticipates her annual family reunion in Minnesota with a mixture of excitement and wariness. Yet this year's gathering will prove to be much more trying than either she or her siblings imagined. As soon as she arrives, Laura realizes that something is not right with her sister. Forever wrapped up in events of long ago, Caroline is the family's restless black sheep. When Caroline confronts Laura and their brother, Steve, with devastating allegations about their mother, the three have a difficult time reconciling their varying experiences in the same house. But a sudden misfortune will lead them all to face the past, their own culpability, and their common need for love and forgiveness."--BOOK JACKET.