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Elizabeth Berg's emotionally charged novel, TALK BEFORE SLEEP, was the American
Library Association's Best Book of the Year for 1994. After hitting the New York Times
bestseller list, it became a staple of book clubs who found Berg's writing to be honest
and uplifting in this coming-to-grips-with-death story of two best friends, Ann Stanley
and Ruth Thomas.
Ann and Ruth always shared everything, and were sure they always would, but their lives
are suddenly altered forever when Ruth is diagnosed with breast cancer. With a support
group of friends, Ann becomes Ruth's constant bedside companion and their relationship
moves to even deeper levels of caring and giving as the disease follows its course.
Between laughter and tears, the courage of these women speaks volumes about the power of
friendship in times of crisis.
Berg's own experience in losing a close friend to breast cancer afforded her a personal
insight that further enhanced her tender portrayal of the intimate moments shared by Ruth
and Ann while battling pain and impending grief. TALK BEFORE SLEEP's heartfelt sincerity
makes a lasting impression on all who have read it, and it remains one of her most popular
novels to date.
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