The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted (Reprint) (Paperback) by Elizabeth Berg

About the Book

In this collection, Berg explores the everyday challenges that women face, whether teenaged or octogenarian braving the emotional landmines underlying domestic scenes, navigating the slippery slope of constant dieting, and addressing the process of aging.

Book Synopsis

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Every now and then, right in the middle of an ordinary day, a woman kicks up her heels and commits a small act of liberation. What would you do if you could shed the "shoulds" and do, say--and eat--whatever you really desired? Go AWOL from Weight Watchers and spend an entire day eating every single thing you want? Start a dating service for people over fifty to reclaim the razzle-dazzle in your life--or your marriage? Seek comfort in the face of aging, look for love in the midst of loss, find friendship in the most surprising of places? In these beautiful, funny stories, Elizabeth Berg takes us into the heart of the lives of women who do all these things and more--confronting their true feelings, desires, and joys along the way.

Review Quotes

"Offer this up to the book club and--what the hell--serve chocolate."--People

"Pitch-perfect . . . [encompasses] everything you've ever felt, but couldn't put into tangible words."--Chicago Tribune

"Hard to resist . . . funny and occasionally heartbreaking."--Entertainment Weekly

"Berg at her tart best . . . There is plenty of lemony snap to brighten the sweetness that flows through The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted, a book that shows how well this writer understands women's wants, strengths and foibles."--Hartford Courant

"Reading The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted is a lot like eating comfort food: it offers great satisfaction. . . . Berg understands the need we all feel to break free of strictures . . . and how small rebellions can lead to understanding."--New York Post

About The Author

Elizabeth Berg is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including Dream When You're Feeling Blue, We Are All Welcome Here, The Year of Pleasures, The Art of Mending, Say When, True to Form, Never Change, and Open House, which was an Oprah's Book Club selection in 2000. Durable Goods and Joy School were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, and Talk Before Sleep was short-listed for the ABBY Award in 1996. The winner of the 1997 New England Booksellers Award for her body of work, Berg is also the author of a nonfiction work, Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True. She lives in Chicago.

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