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title: "What We Keep: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Paperback – May 25, 1999"
brand: "elizabeth berg"
price: "$56"
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# What We Keep: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Paperback – May 25, 1999

**Brand:** elizabeth berg
**Price:** $56
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- **What is this?** What We Keep: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Paperback – May 25, 1999 by elizabeth berg
- **How much does it cost?** $56 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ complicated mother daughter relationships
*by N***Y on September 29, 2024*

This was a really powerful story of love and loss. As a mother of four daughters and a complicated relationship with my mother I wondered and reflected on my own thoughts and feelings. I love Elizabeth Berg and my favorite book ever is The Pull of the Moon.Really enjoyed this one

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reflection is good while on a long plane ride
*by S***R on August 23, 2020*

I have never read a book by this author. She was recommended to me by a friend - but not this book specifically. I wasn't sure which book of hers to try out, then I saw this was about mothers/daughters. So I chose it.The author writes with authority - meaning she seems to know the subject matter well. What she has to say via her characters feels authentic and real. I like her descriptions of people, places and things. Not too much - but not glossed over either. Just enough to make you feel like you can see these folks in the flesh and where they live.Much of the story is about a woman who is flying on a plane to go see her sister and mother. She's going to go visit a mother she's been estranged from for many years. During her flight she has plenty of time to think about the past and why she has certain feelings about her mother. There are some of us out here in the world that have very close relationships with our mothers - or had that when they were alive.Yet, many of us, did not have a great relationship. Maybe it was strained for many reasons. Maybe our mother just didn't live up to our expectations. Or perhaps she made repeated mistakes or one huge mistake. Whatever, it was, it effects a daughter for the rest of her life. Especially if one does not work hard to fix the relationship.I like the fact that this book has a solid ending. Nothing is left to the imagination. You don't have to fill in the blanks. A pet peeve of mine is when authors leave things unfinished. I know that's a writing technique that's kind of popular now days. But I don't find it satisfying. When a book ends, it should end with no strings dangling, in my opinion. A start, and a finish. Unless there's going to be a series...then that's different.The reason I enjoyed this book was that I could easily related to it. The relationship between the 2 sisters was realistic. In fact that was the best part and the main theme of the story. How they got along as children and the mutual experiences they had together that made for a lasting bond and friendship. Their questions and their guesses as to what happened to their parents. Then years later they learn some things that they, as children, were not aware of - things that were important & would've made a difference in how they felt had they known.I don't like doing spoilers - so I'm not going to tell you this happened or that happened or they had a neighbor who was like this. Don't ruin it for yourself by reading other reviews that tell you so much about the book in that way. Just read it and have some surprises along the way.I read this directly after reading Mary Trump's book about the president. Which was totally different. That's what I like to do. If I read a long technical or boring book, then I like to follow it up with a story that's light hearted and fun or just anything that's opposite of what I read before. For me, this was an easy read where you didn't have to use deep thinking or analysis. It's wasn't overly emotional. Although, it may stir up some feelings if you've had similar issues within your own family.I now will continue to read more from this author and will look forward to her other books Thank you for allowing me to write a review on Amazon.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved this one
*by A***2 on January 23, 2024*

As a daughter, watching my mom struggle to balance her own hopes and dreams with motherhood, and then myself experiencing the same challenge, this book really resonated with me. I was very drawn into the characters. I think we could have done without the mysterious neighbor but that’s just my opinion.

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