Title: Weakest Berg entry by far
Review: I've read all of Elizabeth Berg's books to date and found this one to be a disappointment. The characters were thinly drawn, especially the father. The scenes and dialog were just repetitions of each other, dragging out the obvious conclusion. Her previous books made you feel you knew the characters intimately, in particular "Range of Motion" and "Durable Goods"/"Joy School". In this book, you just end up frustrated as everyone tends to let everything "just happen."Since you know from the beginning of the book that Ginny and Sharla haven't seen their mother in 35 years, Ms. Berg's challenge is to create understanding and empathy in the reader. Unfortunately, she does not pull it off.
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