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Open House

Written by: Elizabeth Berg
Narrated by: Becky Baker
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Summary

 Samantha Morrow's husband has left her, and now she must strive to reconstruct a life for herself and her 11-year-old son. Her eccentric mother tries to help by fixing her up with dates, but a more pressing problem is money. To meet her mortgage payments, Sam decides to take in boarders. A new friend suggests that Samantha get out, get going, get work. But her real work is this: In order to emerge from grief and the past, she has to learn how to make her own happiness. And in order to know who she is, she has to remember - and reclaim - the person she used to be, long before she became someone else in an effort to save her marriage.

Open House is the unforgettable story of how a woman re-creates her life after divorce by opening her house to strangers and her heart to the simple miracle of possibility.

©2000 Elizabeth Berg; (P)2000 HighBridge Company Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt
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What the critics say

  • An Oprah Book Club Selection

"Savvy, wry, and sharply observant." (The Denver Post)
"Smart, funny, and satisfying...a fine literary novel." (The Baltimore Sun)
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This is a beautifully written book! It is about navigating through a divorce.
It is about finding joy, new friendships, and learning to view life through a different lens.
I absolutely loved this book! Wonderful ending!

Beautiful!!!

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I’m surprised this book doesn’t have any reviews yet. I am really enjoying it. Something about the narrator’s voice and the way it’s written with how descriptive it is especially towards the little things just makes me feel safe. Like I will be okay. This book is a like a soothing cup of tea. I want to read more by this author and narrator.

Such a comforting read

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