Vivid, coloful, and eloquent are three words too sum up expressiveness of the author. She helps portray everyday life in a way that is mesmerizing.

When one member of a college foursome loses her husband she seeks out her college friends as well as a new life to embark upon. Though the footprint of her path is one she dreamed with her deceased husband she follows the outline to learn where her new life will begin. We had wonderful discussions about starting anew after life changes (death, divorce, illness), friendships that are unchanged dispite the passage of time and separation, and living life to the fullest. Highly recommended for book clubs.

This book just didn't catch me. I know it was supposed to be about a woman's life after the death of her husband, but I just found it to be boring.

A 50 something widow seeks to move on with her life after the death of her husband. She starts a new life in a different state and makes new friends with people she comes into contact with.

I always find Elizabeth Berg's novels to be very thought provoking. How would I find myself after many years of marraige to be alone, trying to find my way? Great book for bookclubs, should spark some great discussions.

Woman's husband dies and it's supposed to be about how she would spend the next year doing fun things for herself but she's too much in mourning. I thought it was boring.

Book on CD narrated by Sandra Burr.

Starting over is much easier said than done and Betta Nolan is still grieving. Making new friends in a new town, and reaching out to old friends she hasn’t seen in decades help her to adjust to life after her husband's death.

I like Berg’s writing. She has a way of exploring the drama in everyday lives that rings true. However, I didn’t connect to Betta and the other characters this time out. I’m thinking it’s because so many of her relationships in her new town were with much younger characters – 20-somethings Matthew and Jovani, and the 10-year-old Benny who lives next door. Benny, in particular, seemed to be written far too young and naïve. This may have been partly due to the audio performance by Sandra Burr; she read Benny with an exaggeratedly young voice so that he sounded more like a six-year-old. Her old college friends also weren’t very well developed, appearing as if by magic when Betta needed some advice and/or shoring up, but not really contributing much to the story line beyond that.

Barr does an acceptable job though, as mentioned above, her voice for Benny is far too young. And she gives the Brazilian Jovani a bad Italian accent. All told, it was an enjoyable, quick read, but not a great one.